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2014 Fritz Haag Brauneberger Juffer Riesling Spatlese #5

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September 11, 2022 - $26

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RATINGS

93The Wine Advocate

...displays a clear and very fine, flinty/slatey bouquet of ripe Riesling berries. Sweet, piquant and salty on the palate, this is a well concentrated, firmly structured and persistent Riesling with a good and complex finish.

93Wine Enthusiast

...curious whiff of lemon pastry entices on the nose of this sprightly wine. The palate is intensely ripe, bursting with sweet honeysuckle nectar and tangerine, yet it's almost lacy in texture, cut by a spray of green-apple acidity.

90Wine Spectator

Concentrated red peach, plum and ripe apple flavors are broad and rich. Lush midpalate, with a spicy finish.

90Vinous / IWC

Pineapple and grapefruit join more predictable apple in a luscious and judiciously sweet elixir tinged with mouthwatering salinity and underlain with wet stone. A glycerol slick on the palate and a hint of honey both point to discreet botrytis influence. Cashew and almond add richness to the sappy brightness and pure, exuberant fruit in a delicately but vibrantly lingering finish.

REGION

Germany, Mosel-Saar-Ruwer

Mosel-Saar-Ruwer is Germany’s most prestigious wine region and it is comprised of the vineyards surrounding the Mosel River and its tributaries, the Saar and Ruwer. This region is the northernmost of Germany’s primary viticultural areas, located on the western edge of Germany just above the northeast corner of France. Internationally Mosel Rieslings are considered among the finest white wines in the world. In Germany and elsewhere, the region’s name is often shortened simply to Mosel, and in fact since 2007 Mosel has been the formal name of the region for viticultural purposes. The references to Saar and Ruwer were dropped for ease of marketing. The distinctively crisp, mineral tasting, acidic Rieslings produced in Mosel are attributed partly to the region’s slate soils and extremely vertiginous vineyards. Many vineyards are on 60 to 80 percent cent inclines along the three rivers. Riesling grapes represent more than half of all the grapes grown in Mosel, followed by Muller-Thurgau, a white wine grape related to Riesling, and Elbling, an indigenous white wine grape often used for sparkling wines.

TYPE

White Wine, Riesling, Spätlese

This white variety originated in Germany. It’s known for its strong flowery aromas and high acidity. Please note Rieslings can have dramatic differences as the grape can be used to make dry, semi-sweet, sweet and sparkling wines.