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| Community Tasting Notes (average 92.4 pts. and median of 92 pts. in 24 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by berlinhotel on 1/12/2024 & rated 94 points: 94+ (228 views) | | | Tasted by berlinhotel on 12/31/2022 & rated 92 points: 92+ (516 views) | | | Tasted by stayhappy21 on 5/10/2020 & rated 90 points: Opened this bottle to celebrate Mother's Day during the Circuit Breaker with food ordered from Famous Treasure. A bottle from yesteryear and we had sweet and sour pork with pineapple, sliced fish with preserved vegetables, sour and spicy soup, stir fried romaine lettuce with prawn sauce, and wok-fried sliced beef with black bean sauce.
Pale gold in colour with citrus goodness and some fine chewy acidic 'bubbles.' Tired fumes with aged petroleum filled the nose and palate. Like most well-made white wines, moving past the 10 year mark the wine has probably reached its 'mid-life' stage and will be subject to more changes ahead.
On a side-note, German Rieslings probably belong to a breed of white wines which can age very well and am looking forward to opening more aged ones. (964 views) | | | Tasted by vintage_whine on 1/2/2020: a bit clumsy, balanced, but missed a bit of acid to keep the RS in check. preferred the Schloss Lieser BJS (870 views) | | | Tasted by vintage_whine on 12/31/2019: a bit clumsy, balanced, but missed a bit of acid to keep the RS in check. preferred the Schloss Lieser BJS (830 views) | | | Tasted by ReBillOne on 1/22/2019 & rated 93 points: Yep, it’s kick-ass. Not quite as delicious as their Auslese, but pretty good. (1249 views) | | | Tasted by Osiris021 on 9/24/2018 & rated 93 points: No formal notes. (1165 views) | | | Tasted by peternelson on 3/6/2017 & rated 93 points: Really good; excellent minerality, pure, zippy with a slatey minerality; slightly more RS as 7.5% alc.; top notch Riesling. Akbar. (2144 views) | | | Tasted by "Rhône Rider" on 2/11/2016 & rated 91 points: Strågul. Rosiner, fersken sitrus, aprikos. Noe utviklet med sopp og underskog. Lang. (2673 views) | | | Tasted by KeithAkers on 1/25/2016 & rated 92 points: Nose: The nose is succulent with peaches, green apples, stone fruits, crushed rocks, a touch of sulphur, and white florals.
Taste: Medium/Light bodied with medium/high acidity. The feel is plush and succulent with green apples, peaches, crushed rocks, and white florals.
Overall: This is a lively and succulent Riesling. There is a freshness to the tones with an underlying minerality. (2953 views) | | | Tasted by Man in Black on 7/14/2014: The wine is clear and brigh with a pale lemon colour and presence of legs. The nose is faulty (reduction) and developing, showing medium+ intensity aromas of ripe pineapple, lemon peel, green apple, peaches, hints of honey and hints of sewer that disappear after some aeration. The wine is sweet in the mouth with a high refreshing acidity. It has a low delicate alcohol and a medium+ body. It has pronounced intensity flavours of ripe pineapple, lemon peel, green apple, peaches and hints of honey. The reduction fault is also noticeable in the mouth in the form of stagnant water notes. The finish is medium+.
It is a very good quality wine with a nice flavour concentration, a fresh acidity balancing both the sweetness and the fruit concentration and it has a pretty decent finish. However it could be more complex. Can drink now, but it has enough acidity and fruit concentration to develop more complexity in 10+ years. (3846 views) | | | Tasted by G_H on 7/26/2013 & rated 91 points: Lemon, vanilla and green apple in the nose, nice supporting acidity, very low alcohol. Great Spätlese! (4886 views) | | | Tasted by CamWheeler on 2/13/2013 & rated 91 points: Apple, pear, sea spray and minerals. Lovely lift to the palate, with impressive fruit purity. There is a high level of apparent sweetness but the acidity is excellent in providing balance. Give it some time and it should really impress. (4173 views) | | | Tasted by Seth Rosenberg on 9/27/2012 & rated 91 points: Josh Kurek's birthday bash (Corkbuzz, New York, NY): Off the list at Corkbuzz. AP #7. Surprisingly sweet on the nose, almost late harvest. Red apple and pear, almost cidery with great spice. Pure and almost translucent. Almost sugary. Pretty on the palate. Young, apple, brown-baking spices, sweet and juicy. Good balance. A little plush for me - but it took me a while to get to it and it may have warmed up (small pour). The finish shapes up nicely: very winey and with apples. Probably needs time to resolve its sweetness. Nose - 5/6, Palate - 4.5/6, Finish - 5/6, Je Ne Sais Quoi - 1/2 = 15.5+/20. (5606 views) | | | Tasted by igaf on 7/25/2012: Intense, complex nose with vanilla, slightly baked fruit, lovely minerality, marzipan. Good concentration, some complexity and nice balance, lots of fruit, minerals, peach, lemon, very good length, pleasant, but very-very young. (3461 views) | | | Tasted by randylsu on 7/4/2012: Off the list at Junoon. (2743 views) | | | Tasted by OldSpec on 10/29/2011 & rated 95 points: Wonderful nose, wonderful taste. Worthy of being a trophy spatlese. (2243 views) | | | Tasted by Keith Levenberg on 9/20/2011 & rated 95 points: When is this bottling not a winner? This year, the BJS has deeper toned, more late-harvest flavors than usual, but the texture is positively serrated and it cuts like a buzzsaw. Electric! (3869 views) |
| Fritz Haag Producer website
U.S. Importer (Addt'l Info)Riesling Varietal character (Appellation America) | A short history of Riesling (Uncork) | Riesling (wikipedia)Spätlese Wikipedia article on Spätlese.Brauneberger Juffer-SonnenuhrLagenbeschreibung:
Sehr steile – bis 80% - Südschieferlage mit hohem Anteil von blauem Verwitterungschiefer. Die Lage in einer leichten Mulde „Hohlspiegel“ (begrenzt von der Mosel sowie rechts, links und oben von Schieferfelsen), sorgt für intensives, von Mineralnoten geprägtes Mikroklima.
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#2014 Vintage Notes:
2014 Vintage Report by Terry Theise
2014 Vintage Report by Wine Spectator
"My gut still tells me the Saar (and to some extent) the Ruwer are better overall in 2014 than the more storied areas of the Mosel proper, but those that spent the requisite time living in their middle-Mosel vineyards made some of the most electric and "feathery" Riesling in a long time (maybe the finest in 20 years - yes, it's true!)" - Jon Rimmerman (Of course only a very short historical memory would call the Saar and Ruwer less 'storied' than the middle Mosel - jht)Mosel Saar RuwerStarting in 2007 the German wine authorities have changed labeling laws to rename all of the Mosel-Saar-Ruwer wines to just "Mosel." This puts this and other database driven sites in a difficult spot, as millions of old wine label reflect the former labeling. As described here, CellarTracker has elected to remain with the old labeling for a number of years to avoid confusion. At some point we will switch over to just "Mosel" but not for a few years at least.
Mosel WeinKulturland (Moselwein e.V.)
Detailed geographical information at weinlagen.info
#2018 Vintage Notes:
"Acid levels are relatively low throughout Riesling-growing Europe (acidification will once again be permitted in Germany – no surprise, as that’s been the case in eight of the last 10 vintages); but because malic acid was baked off or degraded by relentlessly balmy weather means, what acid remains is overwhelmingly of the efficacious tartaric sort. Extract levels are low, as one would anticipate from a growing season during which relatively little moisture was coursing through the vine’s roots and shoots. [...] Everyone is astonished how there could have been so much juice despite the drought." - David Schildknecht
"2018 is a homogenous vintage with a very high general level, below which it seldom falls [...] It leads with blossom. It is perhaps 80% delicious and 20% fascinating." - Terry Theise
#2017 Vintage Notes:
"not so friendly towards light wines" - Milkmansteve
#2016 Vintage Notes: "Overall, 2016 is a charmer of a vintage with much immediate ripe and fruity appeal, not unlike 2011 (in fresher) or 2007 (in lighter). However, 2016 is far from being homogeneous, in fact it is composed of a mosaic of vintages, a result of the freakish growing conditions. Hidden inside the vintage, there are true gems with the balance of 1997, one of the best vintages ever, 2002 or even 2008. The bulk of the harvest was brought in with refreshingly moderate sugar levels. Overall, the Saar and Ruwer produced slightly fresher wines than the Middle Mosel but there are great differences between Estates. The good harvest conditions allowed for some Auslese, little BA and even TBA wines, but some remarkably pure and fruity Eiswein.
In general, 2016 offers the opportunity to acquire Riesling with great immediate ripe appeal: The vintage is a true charmer. At the top, 2016 is one of the most exciting and elegantly balanced vintage since the 1990s and well-worth stocking up for cellaring! In particular, we urge our readers to literally plunge onto the finest Kabinett and Spätlese: These are some of the most exciting and classic we have ever tasted. 2016 looks also set to become a major vintage for dry Riesling, provided the aromatics are not overripe. Lovers of dessert wines will find much to love in 2016 as the Auslese are pure and the Eiswein are gorgeously fruity. They should however also keep an eye open for the remaining stunning noble-sweet wines from 2015 which are still available here and there." - Mosel Fines Wines, No. 36, July 2017
#2014 Vintage Notes:
"The heterogeneity of the 2014 vintage carries over onto the aging process. The top wines start to close down, as one would expect from these wines which are a remake of those from the 1990s. The wines affected by gin, saffron and mushroom flavors are still comparatively open and offer a not unattractive Scheurebe styled fruit opulence. We would opt to drink up these lesser wines except for the odd bottle and bury the little treasures of the vintage deep into the cellar." - Mosel Fines Wines, No. 30, March 2016
#2013 Vintage Notes:
"The fruity-styled 2013 wines have firmed up significantly since last year and start to show signs of closing down, making the underlying acidity seemingly sharp and out of balance. The better dry wines have come out of their early armor of smoke and tannin but the acidity may prove quite challenging. Quite frankly, except for some smaller bottlings, this is a vintage to lay down and wait." - Mosel Fines Wines, No. 27, March 2015
#2012 Vintage Notes:
"The 2012 wines have put on some flesh and go through a 'fattier' phase which is not unlike what the 2007 went through at the same period. However, the zestier acidity cuts through this 'weight' and makes the wines thoroughly enjoyable at this early stage. In particular the fruity Kabinett and Spatlese as well as the off-dry and dry wines offer much pleasure. We expect these wines to close down over the coming year or two. Enjoy while it lasts!" - Mosel Fines Wines, No. 27, March 2015
#2011 Vintage Notes:
"A bit to our surprise, the 2011 wines have shut down and go through a quite difficult and muted phase now. Their low acidity combined with their maturity makes them feel rich, opulent and often bulky, and thus not really enjoyable. We expect that these will need at least a decade to integrate their sweetness and gain in harmony. The only exception is the dry wines, whose low acidity makes for great food companionship." - Mosel Fines Wines, No. 27, March 2015
#2010 Vintage Notes:
"After a mellower period in 2012, many 2010 wines have firmed up and developed a stronger smoky side. However, most continue to shine through their fruit opulence, structure and deliciously zesty but ripe acidity. This suits in particular the off-dry bottlings, which have more charm than the legally dry wines. Will these wines close down? Actually, the softening acidity makes us wonder now but it also provides further evidence that these wines will turn out harmonious after all." - Mosel Fines Wines, No. 27, March 2015
#2009 Vintage Notes:
"Most 2009 wines have closed down, which accentuates their round and soft side forward. Many can still be quite enjoyable but the times of primary fruit with its attractive aromatic expression and a generous acidic kick are now over. Except for the dry wines, we would definitely recommend keeping your hands off any bottle in your cellar and possibly buying more wines from this vintage on the market as these are true gems in the making." - Mosel Fines Wines, No. 27, March 2015 |
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