Maximin Grunhaus Abtsberg Trocken Alte Reben (Old Vines) 2008

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Maximin Grunhaus Abtsberg Trocken Alte Reben (Old Vines) 2008 Front Label
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Vintage
2008

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750ML

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Somm Note

Winemaker Notes

In 2008 the vegetation period was without extremes with an even distribution of rainfall, budding at the end of April and flowering in mid-June. The ripening stretched until September and October. The harvest began on October 17 with careful pre-selections and continued on until November 13. After fermentations have stopped, the Riesling – young wines from the vintage 2008 – taste racy, elegant, and delicately fruity. Lots of finesse and crystal-clear brilliance promise drinking pleasure and lots of aging potential.

This wine shows a wonderful racy minerality, offers an excellent structure and remarkable depth.

Pairings: This wine is a perfect match for classic fish dishes and seafood.

Professional Ratings

  • 89
    A fruity style, just off-dry, with plenty of peach, grapefruit and nectarine notes. Turns drier on the finish, with a white pepper aftertaste. Drink now through 2012. 49 cases made.
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First documented in 966 A.D. the von Schubert estate is not only one of the oldest but also one of the best. They are sole owners (Monopole) of the 3 vineyards (Abtsberg, Bruderberg and Herrenberg) that the estates wines are coming from. Since 1982, Dr. Carl von Schubert manages the estate according to the motto: "As much handling as necessary, but as little as possible", putting him and his wines worldwide in the top class.

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Riesling possesses a remarkable ability to reflect the character of wherever it is grown while still maintaining its identity. A regal variety of incredible purity and precision, this versatile grape can be just as enjoyable dry or sweet, young or old, still or sparkling and can age longer than nearly any other white variety. Somm Secret—Given how difficult it is to discern the level of sweetness in a Riesling from the label, here are some clues to find the dry ones. First, look for the world “trocken.” (“Halbtrocken” or “feinherb” mean off-dry.) Also a higher abv usually indicates a drier Riesling.

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Following the Mosel River as it slithers and weaves dramatically through the Eifel Mountains in Germany’s far west, the Mosel wine region is considered by many as the source of the world’s finest and longest-lived Rieslings.

Mosel’s unique and unsurpassed combination of geography, geology and climate all combine together to make this true. Many of the Mosel’s best vineyard sites are on the steep south or southwest facing slopes, where vines receive up to ten times more sunlight, a very desirable condition in this cold climate region. Given how many twists and turns the Mosel River makes, it is not had to find a vineyard with this exposure. In fact, the Mosel’s breathtakingly steep slopes of rocky, slate-based soils straddle the riverbanks along its entire length. These rocky slate soils, as well as the river, retain and reflect heat back to the vineyards, a phenomenon that aids in the complete ripening of its grapes.

Riesling is by far the most important and prestigious grape of the Mosel, grown on approximately 60% of the region’s vineyard land—typically on the desirable sites that provide the best combination of sunlight, soil type and altitude. The best Mosel Rieslings—dry or sweet—express marked acidity, low alcohol, great purity and intensity with aromas and flavors of wet slate, citrus and stone fruit. With age, the wine’s color will become more golden and pleasing aromas of honey, dried apricot and sometimes petrol develop.

Other varieties planted in the Mosel include Müller-Thurgau, Spätburgunder (Pinot Noir) and Weissburgunder (Pinot Blanc), all performing quite well here.

YNG429428_2008 Item# 102959

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