WTN: 1994 von Schubert Max. Grunhauser Herrenberg Auslese 45

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1994 von Schubert - Maximin Grunhauser - Herrenberg - Auslese 45
Yellow-gold now, this wine from a rather ho-hum showing on release has really lost its edge from two years ago. Its nose has moved into full bore petrol with some simple apple and tangerine notes. Acids seem resolved and the wine quickly gives way upon warming to a nice waxy nectar of nectarine and orange. Barely sweet, a bit simple and underwhelming for the vintage. The last of two bottles.

What does Jean Fisch have to say about this!

Nothing to add - I also find this bottling somewhat "muted" and too well-behaved wine for this level of quality and the track record of the Estate.

Both regular Spätlese offer much more oompfs and are fresher and livelier than this Auslese Fuder bottling

Jean - what a polite way to say it.

Yes, this bottle is quite disappointing in nearly every respect, consideing the vintage, producer, vineyard source and price. Quite the clumsy effort from a house I've grown to mistrust and love - depending upon the bottle. Sigh.

I didn't post that we had also opened a 1988 M-G Abtsberg Spat that was so completely corked and undrinkable, we watered the rose bushes with it.

Nothing to add..

Nothing like consensus. And I see from my own notes that I have enjoyed bottles of the 94 Herrenberg Kabinett and Spatlese from the past year. But never tasted the Auslese.