2010 Maximin Grünhaüser Riesling Qba Feinherb

The Maximin Grünhaüser estate lies within the Mosel region in Germany, a region probably best known for its sweet Rieslings. Maximim has three vinyards in Mosel, and all three are monopoles, meaning that Maximin Grunhauser is the sole owner of the vineyeards. The three sites are as follows:

• Abtsberg: 14 hectares
• Herrenberg - 19 hectares
• Bruderberg - 1 hectare

The 2010  Maximin Grünhaüser Riesling Qba Feinherb has 11% alcohol, 19 g/l sugar content and the acidity is 8.9 g/l.

Tasting note for the 2010 Maximin Grünhaüser Riesling Qba Feinherb

Minerals and somebanana on the nose. Green apples and the minerality continues on the palate. I also find hints of banana as I did on the nose. The sweetness is balanced out with acidity, but I would actually prefer a little bit more acidity.The finnish starts off with minerality, but the apples take over. Quit long finnish for a wine at this level. 89 points

 This is a good wine given the price point. What strikes me the most is the length on the finnish. It is not super long, but given the price it is actually longer than expected.

 

2010 Taupenot-Merme Gevrey Chambertin

Hey everyone,

I am so sorry for the lack of updates on this blog lately. There's been sp much to do at work so I haven't had time to write here. It is my attention to update this blog way more often than what I have done lately. I apologize for this. That said, let's talk about some wine!

Even though Taupenot-Merme has been making wine in Merey St. Denis since the 18th century, most of the voneyards have been bought after WW2. Today Romain is the winemaker at Taupenot Merme. He is the 7th generation og winemakers in his family. In total, Taupenot-Merme only has 13.2 hectares of vineyards so the yearly production usually is around 70-75 000 bottles.

Romain, the winemaker, tends to use between 25-40% new oak barrels.

Tasting note for the 2010 Taupenot-Merme Gevrey Chambertin

Red berries on the nose with the dominate flavours being cherries, floral notes and some raspberries.. Medium bodied palate. Love the lightness on the palate and the silkfactor. Cherries, raspberries and soil . Hints of oak, but this shows that new oak can be well integrated even when the wine is young.

Good finnish where dirt flavours come in more strongy. Also get som pine needles. Firm tannins but absolutely drinkable right now. 91 points 

Wow wow wow. This is just great and is the definition of why I love Burgundy: red, fresh berries, not overripe, nice acidity and the floral and dirt flavours. This could age for some years, but its worth opening one or two right now.

This is the first TTaupenot-Merme 2010 I've tried. I've also bought some premier crus and put in my cellar, but I think it will be hard to not open some of them young. Given the prices of Burgundy these days, Taupenot-Merme is actually a really good value. Look for the 2010 vintage.