JAMES SUCKLING - 94 POINTS Wonderful ripeness to the fruit, which ranges from peach to melon, as well as a lovely fresh-mint note. Very classic and precisely balanced, the natural grape sweetness right in the background. Long and fresh, wet-stone finish. Drink or hold.
MOSEL FINE WINES - 93 POINTS The 2020er Maximin Grunhauser Abtsberg Riesling Kabinett was fermented down to fruity-styled levels of residual sugar. It offers a gorgeous nose of white flowers, mint, cassis, whipped cream, lavender, orange blossom, smoke, and grilled spices. The wine proves superbly delicate and finely juicy on the palate, where the fruit has an extra ripeness level (not unlike that of a Spätlese in complexity and presence), yet the focus and balance truly remain at Kabinett level. The finish is superbly persistent. Only a touch of creaminess in the aftertaste needs to melt away, something which will happen in a decade or so. This is a great Kabinett in the making! 2030-205
MOSEL FINE WINES - 93 POINTS The 2020er Maximin Grunhauser Abtsberg Riesling Kabinett was fermented down to fruity-styled levels of residual sugar. It offers a gorgeous nose of white flowers, mint, cassis, whipped cream, lavender, orange blossom, smoke, and grilled spices. The wine proves superbly delicate and finely juicy on the palate, where the fruit has an extra ripeness level (not unlike that of a Spätlese in complexity and presence), yet the focus and balance truly remain at Kabinett level. The finish is superbly persistent. Only a touch of creaminess in the aftertaste needs to melt away, something which will happen in a decade or so. This is a great Kabinett in the making! 2030-205