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Mosel 2020s, part 2 – VDP from P to Z

Maximin Grünhaus cellar in the Ruwer

For the background to this comprehensive review of yet another promising vintage, see part 1 published yesterday and today's account of the 2020 German growing season. Part 3 and part 4 to follow.

Above is a cellar in the famous Maximin Grünhaus estate, with its Roman origins, from their website. It has been owned by the von Schubert family since 1882.

The following 58 wines are presented in alphabetical order by producer (sur)name, but you can change this, reordering them by score, for example.

The nose opens with a faint aroma of pear and meadowsweet. On...

A pleasant aromatic fragrance exhibits notes of peach and...

The Filzen Kabinett appeals with a light fragrance combining...

A subtle composition of apple, gooseberry and a mere smidgeon of...

Fine aromas of orchard blossom and meadow flowers are augmented...

A clean and fresh nose of green and yellow fruit with a faint...

Cool citrusy fragrance with just a hint of green apple. Lively...

Delicate composition of apple, peach and citrus aromas on the...

Peach, gooseberry and a faint tropical note constitute a very...

A summery fragrance of ripe yellow fruit is well complemented by...

On the nose spontaneous fermentation and slate express...

An intricate fragrant compositionunites aromas ofyellow fruit...

Now this is what some tasters would call seriously funky...

Citrusy, spicy and smoky on the nose, not to forget the...

For once the funky side of spontaneous fermentation is happy to...

A very delicate fragrance hints at the fruit of pear and orange...

A fine herbal aroma flatters the nose with subtle notions of...

Thomas Haag is one of the outstanding protagonists of showcasing...

Although the Goldtröpfchen Spätlese does not lack the customary...

A gentle fragrance exhibits notes of pear and meadow flowers...

On the nose there’s a nice mix of yellow fruit and orange and...

Fresh green- and yellow-fruit aromas are complemented by the...

At the second sniff I get a scent of pineapple, while initial...

Kabinett is the classic Mosel wine and the Schloss Saarstein has...

A tempting fragrance combines aromas of tropical fruit with a...

Very delicate floral fragrance with just a hint of citrus fruit...

An animating fragrance of fresh rain on grass and pebbles...

Green fruit, a hint of citrus and a wet pebble mineral nuance...

A gentle fragrance with aromas of meadow flowers, lemon peel and...

The Bruderberg Kabinett pleases the nose with gentle aromas of...

Just a little sweeter than the Bruderberg, with plenty of zest...

There is a distinct difference between the three Kabinetts, and...

A subtle fruity fragrance not only features regional peach and...

It’s a soft and gentle fragrance with delicate aromas of peach...

It’s finesse, stupid, Bill Clinton could have said when co...

Gentle green fruit on the nose with a hint of grass. Fresh...

Ripe apple and a little gooseberry on the nose. Starts off quite...

Delicate aromas of green fruit, peach and meadowsweet titillate...

Although the fruit is still delicate on the nose, it seems...

What is classic Mosel? It can hardly get steeper and slatier...

Even at Auslese level, the nose of the Doctor is not trying to...

Opens with an appley fragrance, supported by a delicate notion...

Pears and peach on the nose, but also still a hint of post...

Delicate aromas of green apple and citrus fruit tease the...

The aroma of pear drop may hold a superficial attraction, but...

Quite faint on the nose, although the composition of floral...

With the fragrance of the 2020 Doctor Spätlese, we enter the...

A delicate fragrance exhibits subtle notes of citrus fruit...

More vegetal than fruity on the nose with an unusual combination...

A delightful fragrance combines green fruit, floral aromas and a...

Smells very fresh with green apple and a cool stony mineral...

The old vines have been digging down into the mineral sphere as...

Green fruit shares the aromatic platform with floral and mineral...

Fresh and cool fragrance with green fruit and a hint of citrus...

The delicacy of the fragrance demands total olfactory dedication...

If freshness had a colour it would be green, in this particular...

Fans of apple pie will be delighted by the nose of the Rausch...

The squeezed peel of citrus fruit titillates the olfactory...

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