PINOT BLANC

At Maximin Grünhaus, Pinot Blanc grows exclusively in the upper portion of the HERRENBERG, notable for its red slate soils. It is spontaneously fermented in neutral fuder casks produced from our own local oak. This ensures that the wood does not influence the taste of the fruitiness and freshness of the wine, although it does impart a refined structure and elegance.

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PINOT BLANC RÉSERVE

20 Months on the Lees

As the name suggests, we use a finer grade of harvested grape for our PINOT BLANC RÉSERVE. The wine undergoes wild yeast fermentation in the two new fuder barrels that we have produced each year from our own oak forests. The use of new fuder lends the wine a lovely spice and structure. Fresh, juicy fruit aromas and a typical and lively acidity are wrapped within an elegant shawl of fine creaminess. A distinctive and wonderful wine from an oft neglected grape variety.

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The Abtsberg Turns Red
Maximin Grünhaus Releases Mosel's First Spätburgunder VDP.GG

Back in 2007, Carl and Maximin von Schubert planted Pinot Noir (Spätburgunder) in one of the world's grandest Riesling terroirs — the Abtsberg. But the site name never appeared on its labels. The unmistakable character of the wines, first produced in 2010, convinced the VDP.MOSEL-SAAR-RUWER that the Grünhaus Pinot Noir could be officially designated as a VDP.GROSSES GEWÄCHS - the first of its kind along the Mosel-Saar-Ruwer.

The character of the Abtsberg

The Abtsberg will always be the Abtsberg.” This simple but profound insight emerges in a tasting of the last 10 vintages of the Grünhäuser Spätburgunder. The cool finesse of blue slate soil, the palpable freshness, and aromatic intensity - there are notable parallels between the Riesling and Pinot wines from the best portion of the Grünhaus vineyards. The first harvest earned immediate plaudits from international wine critics. But in those early days, the Abtsberg name couldn’t be used on the label. The estate was a founding member of the VDP.MOSEL-SAAR-RUWER, whose rules limited the vineyard - classified as a VDP.GROSSE LAGE - to Riesling. Those statutes were amended in the past year, with a proven history of strong scores for the wines and impressive sensory results in comprehensive vertical tastings that paved the way for recognition of the site and the wines as worthy of the VDP.GG moniker. Maximin Grünhaus thus becomes the first on the Mosel to release a Pinot Noir (Spätburgunder) VDP.GROSSES GEWÄCHS.

Due to the very limited quantity, the two Pinots are only available via our second subscription, which ends in mid-June.

VDP.ERSTE LAGE
GRÜNHÄUSER PINOT NOIR

The members of the VDP.Mosel-Saar-Ruwer have come to agreement that their origins-based wines will be labeled using a four-tier classification system, necessitating the introduction of VDP.ERSTE LAGE sites. 

For estates like ours which cultivate exclusively on VDP.GROSSE LAGE sites, this opens new possibilities for offering additional traditional origins-based wines at an attractive price below the GG. The origin of our new GRÜNHÄUSER RIESLING trocken wine is rooted in the classified vineyards on the 3 historic monopole sites on the Grünhäuser Berg. In France, high-quality dry wines of this type earns a clear denomination as „Premier Cru.“ This wine conveys an incredible amount of the Grünhaus identity, and offers a wonderful cross section of the Große Lage sites, topped only by the GGs themselves.

Our Pinot Noir GRÜNHÄUSER 1G also comes from the Grünhäuser Berg - Pinot Noir matured in barriques with the fine expression of our vineyards in red.

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VDP.GROSSE LAGE
ABTSBERG PINOT NOIR

From the steepest plots of our ABTSBERG vineyard, a clonal blend of Burgundian vines, Freiburg and Geisenheim genetics planted on mineral blue slate soils in 2007. Classic maceration with a proportion of whole bunches and maturation in 25% new and second-use French barriques and those made from Grünhausen oak. 18 to 24 months barrel ageing. The first vintage as VDP.GG is 2022 - previously marketed as “Gloria”. Reservation and allocation via our 2nd subscription.

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