The 2019 Graacher Himmelreich Riesling Kabinett trocken is very clear, pure, fresh and fine on the subtle, elegant, complex and perfectly ripe nose. Very elegant and finessed on the palate, this is a dry, fresh, round, well-structured and persistent Kabinett from the Himmelreich that reveals a finely creamy texture due to the six to seven months of lees aging. Tasted at the domain in September 2020.

From 80-year-old vines in the Ur-Himmelreich picked at 85° to 86° Oechsle in the last week of September, the 2018 Graacher Himmelreich Riesling Kabinett Trocken doesn't show much right now due to its strong reduction, but the terroir character already shines through. The wine displays bright, fresh and flinty-herbal slate and citrus aromas, while the tropical fruit of the vintage seems to be reduced here and rather classic. On the palate, this is a straight, fresh, well-structured and lingeringly salty Himmelreich Kabinett with 11% alcohol. Tasted in March 2019 from a sample that was ready to be bottled in the next four weeks.

The 2016 Graacher Himmelreich Riesling Kabinett Trocken is one of only three dry single-vineyard wines that were produced in 2016. The wine is clear, fresh and spicy on the nose. Bone dry, straight and fresh on the palate, with stunning acidity and clear fruit, this is a classic dry Kabinett with a challenging, lean, dry and grippy finish.