Schloss Lieser Riesling Kabinett Estate "SL" 2017

91 points John Gilman (View From the Cellar): "The 2017 Estate Riesling Kabinett “SL” bottling is also excellent and was a wonderful harbinger of the Kabinett magic that lay just ahead in our lineup. This wine is 8.5 percent alcohol and really quite filigreed for an entry level Kabinett, offering up a pretty and quite esthery bouquet of pear, white cherries, bee pollen, spring flowers, lime zest and a lovely base of salty minerality. On the palate the wine is medium-bodied, crisp and quite delicate in style, with lovely intensity of flavor, crisp acids and fine closing notes of minerality on the long and complex finish. This is an excellent wine by any measure. 2018-2040. (May/Jun 2018)"

91 points Wine Enthusiast: "[$28 list] Pink grapefruit perfumes this honeyed semisweet Riesling. It's fresh, fruity demeanor seems effortless and easy, but zesty acidity leads an electric finish. A lovely wine to enjoy now through 2023 to maximize its effusive style. Alcohol 8.5%. (Oct 2019)"

90 points David Schildknecht (Vinous): "Scents of pear and apple anticipate the juicy abundance of fruit exhibited on a buoyant, subtly glossy and creamy palate. Wet stone underscores and a lick of salt further enhances the lusciously lingering finish. As with all of the 2017 Schloss Lieser Kabinetts, high residual sugar is successfully balanced out by efficacious acidity and extract. Drink: 2020-2027. (Apr 2020)"

90 points Mosel Fine Wines: "The 2017er Estate Riesling Kabinett is made mainly from grapes harvested in Lieser (Schlossberg, Rosenlay and Helden) as well as some in Kesten (Paulinsberg und Paulinshofberg). It delivers a very elegant and finely fruity nose made of wet stone, mint, almond, white peach as well as some flowery elements. The wine is superbly fruity on the palate and leaves a wonderfully light and delicate feel of peach and flowers in the long finish. 2023-2032. (Jun 2018)"