Max Richter Gra Himmelreich Kabinett Trocken 2023

Category:
 
White Wines
Sub-Category:  
 
White Wines
Producer:
 
Max Richter
Label Name:
 
Gra Himmelreich Kabinett Trocken
Vintage:
 
2023
Country:
 
Germany
Region:
 
Mosel (Graach - Graacher Himmelreich)
Volume:
 
750ml
ABV:
 
10.5%
Grape(s):
 
Riesling
Acidity:
 
5
Sweetness:
 
1
Body:
 
2
Length:
 
4
Aroma Intensity:
 
4
Best Temperature:
 
8-10°C

Awards/Ratings
Selected critic scores: Lobenberg 93+/100; James Suckling 93; Vinous 92; Wine Advocate praise for dry Kabinett and 10

Tasting Note
Sleek, stony Riesling: lime, green apple, pink grapefruit, yellow peach and saline slate minerality. Light-bodied with racy acidity, floral lift and a cool, long citrus-peel finish.

Food Pairing
Western: grilled white fish, scallops, goat cheese, roast chicken, salads. Asian: sushi/sashimi, Vietnamese spring rolls, Thai green curry, spicy Sichuan dishes, light Chinese seafood.

Production Method
Hand-harvested from old ungrafted vines on slate soils; indigenous (spontaneous) yeast fermentation, gentle pressing and brief ageing in old oak fuder and inert vessels before bottling.

Vineyard Info
Weingut Max Ferd. Richter is a historic Mosel family estate (since the 17th–18th century), run by Dirk and Constantin Richter, renowned for steep-slope, single-vineyard Rieslings.