Von Schubert, Maximin Grunhauser Herrenberg Riesling Auslese Vintage:2005 and the flavor knitting is

and the flavor knitting is tight and carefully detailed

crushed black cherries and mulberries with touches of roses

The 2015 Le Petit Mouton feels a little closed on the nose

The organic 2018 Barolo Rocche di Castiglione has a sweet spot with bright cherry and dried cranberry

This has the legs to age well over the medium to even longer-term but should drink reasonably well young if desired

Von Schubert, Maximin Grunhauser Herrenberg Riesling Auslese Vintage:2005 and the flavor knitting isThe 2005 Maximin Grunhauser Herrenberg Riesling Auslese offers aromas of red berries, grapefruit, sage, and honey. A savory palate mingles lime, jellied red fruits, honey, sage, and smoky minerality. Quite firm and bright in the mouth, this is nevertheless rich in terms of ripeness and sheer abundance of flavor. Here too is the finishing thrust, penetration and clarity that made so many Grunhaus Auslesen of earlier times almost legendary. Get serious