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2017 Carl Loewen Maximin Herrenberg "1896" Alte Reben Riesling Trocken Mosel

SKU #1407889 96 points James Suckling

Outer quote mark This is so exotic but it is also super clean with a ravishing elegance. A very long and complex finish with enormous minerality. Drink or hold. Inner quote mark (6/2018)

92 points John Gilman

Outer quote mark The Maximin Herrenberg vineyard is the lower section, closest to the Mosel River, of the larger Herrenberg vineyard in the village of Longuich. This bottling is made from ungrafted vines planted in 1896, as the name suggests, and is 12.5 percent octane in the 2017 vintage. This section of the vineyard is red slate, rather than the blue slate found in the Laurentiuslay, and the wine is again fermented and raised in twenty-five year-old fuder. The nose is very refined in its blend of pear, a touch of clementine, lovely floral tones, slate, orange zest and a gently smoky topnote. On the palate the wine is pure, fullish and a bit more reserved in profile out of the blocks than the Laurentiuslay, with a fine core and lovely cut and grip on the long and precise finish. This is probably every bit as good as the Laurentiuslay this year, but it is more closed today and I have to give a slight nod to the above wine for the present time. (Drink between 2023-2050) Inner quote mark (6/2018)

K&L Notes

93 points Mosel Fine Wines: "AP: 09 18. The 2017er Longuicher Maximiner Herrenberg Trocken “1896” Alte Reben is a dry Riesling made from century-old un-grafted vines (planted in 1896) in a plot at the lower end of the vineyard. A hint of residues from spontaneous fermentation quickly gives way to quite refined notes of white minerals, mint, yellow peach and pear. The wine significantly gains from airing and develops smoky notes of spices and herbs. It shows intensity and even a touch of power on the impeccably balanced palate, leading to a very long and mineral-infused finish. This beautiful wine, made in a slightly more powerful style than in recent vintages, proves no less impressive. It is utterly pure and refined. 2022-2032 " (06/2018)

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2017 Carl Loewen Maximin Herrenberg "1896" Alte Reben Riesling Trocken Mosel

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Riesling

- While the rest of the world has often misappropriated the name--Welchriesling, Riesling Italico, Gray Riesling and Emerald Riesling are all names applied to varieties that are NOT Riesling--this exceptional German varietal has managed to maintain its identity. Perhaps its biggest claims to fame are its intoxicating perfume, often described as having honeyed stone fruit, herb, apple and citrus notes, and its incredible longevity - the wines lasting for decades. Aged Rieslings often take on a distinctive and alluring Petrol-like aroma. Within Germany, the grape seems to do best in the warming slate soils of the Mosel-Saar-Ruwer. Other German regions that turn out great Rieslings include Pfalz, Rheingau and Nahe. German Rieslings are made in a range of ripeness levels. The top wines are assigned Prädikat levels to describe their ripeness at harvest. These are: Kabinett, Spätlese, Auslese, Beerenauslese, Eiswein and Trockenbeerenauslese. Riesling has also achieved acclaim in France's Alsace, the only region in that country where the grape is officially permitted. Alsatian Rieslings are typically dry and wonderfully aromatic. Austrian Riesling is also steadily gaining praise and fine Riesling is also produced in Italy's Alto-Adige and Friuli, in Slovenia and much of Central and Eastern Europe. In the New World its stronghold is Australia, where it does best in the Eden and Clare Valleys. It is also planted in smaller amounts in New Zealand. In the US, winemakers are eschewing the syrupy sweet versions of the 1970s and 1980s, instead making elegant and balanced wines in both California and Washington State.

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Germany

- Thanks to a recent string of excellent vintages and to the reemergence of Germany onto the international wine writing scene, this is a country that's hot, hot, hot! Germany is divided into 13 wine Region and produces a very wide variety of wine styles, from incredibly high-acid, dry wines to some of the sweetest, most unctuous concoctions on the planet and even a few surprisingly hearty reds. Most of the highest-quality wines are grown on steep banks along the rivers in these Region. Small vineyards are still mostly hand tended and picked, due to the difficult nature of mechanization on these slopes. White wine production accounts for nearly 80% of the total with Riesling being the most important varietal, though Muller-Thurgau is still more widely planted.

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