2016 Maximin Grunhaus Alte Reben Riesling, Ortswein, Mosel, Germany

This offers a stunning nose of grapefruit, ginger, white peach and herbs. The wine is still rather shy on the palate but the finesse and complexity are simply staggering as minerals and fine spices provide the blanket for stunning fruity flavors of pear and juicy grapefruit. The finish is all about presence, elegance and finesse. This dry Riesling combines the best of its 2014 and 2015 counterparts to offer a great expression of Riesling which will be, no doubt, among the highlights of the vintage. 2021-2031

Still a bit leesy (it was just bottled) but there really is an old vine intensity here and the mineral character is way more intense than most wines claiming to be made from old vines. Another wine with great aging potential although it is already delicious.

92 points James Suckling