Rating:
91
David Schildknecht - Vinous Media
"The highest-acid (at nine grams) of any Richter 2018 (excluding TBAs), this smells of honeysuckle, pear preserves and candied grapefruit. Fresh apple, honeydew and grapefruit join in on the buoyant, silken palate for an at once cooling and animating effect. The wine finishes with luscious abandon and impressive sheer persistence, prominently sweet but saccharine. (For more on the distinctive specific site and vines from which this originated, consult my review of the corresponding 2016.)"
Product Description:
The estate of Max Ferdinand Richter has been owned by the Richter family for more than 300 years. Today this enterprise, owned and run by winemaker Dirk Richter, is one of the leading producers of top Rieslings in the heart of the central Mosel area with total holdings of 43 acres and an annual production of about 10,500 cases. Richter not only produces fine wines that are well known throughout the world, such as Erdener Treppchen, Wehlener Sonnenuhr, Graacher Himmelreich, and Brauneberger Juffer, but also two coveted top wines: Mülheimer Helenenkloster and Veldenzer Elisenberg. The possession of these vineyards dates back to 1813 when their ancestor, in an extreme demonstration of personal courage, succeeded in preventing the sacking of Mülheim by Napoleon.
Dirk produces a wide variety of wines from estate-grown grapes that reflect the individual style of each single vineyard. The terroir of their steep vineyard sites is generally fresh weathering grey slate with different compositions of ferruginous (Brauneberg), mineral quartz (Veldenz), or clay soils (Graach, Erden, Wehlen, Mülheim), which determine character and flavor. The wines of Max Ferdinand Richter enjoy worldwide acclaim. They are ambassadors of the rich cultural heritage of the unique Mosel landscape.
-- Importer
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