2019 Fritz Haag Brauneberger Juffer-Sonnenuhr Riesling Spätlese

Community Tasting Notes (13) Avg Score: 93.1 points

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  7/21/2023 - canan wrote: 93 Points

  Hugely impressive wine with so much depth and intensity.
  Complex exotic fruit with white peach, pineapple and apricots. Piercing and very refreshing acidity through the aftertaste leaving a balanced expression. Still, it is true to its style and with a nice sweetness without being overdone in any way! Stunning wine that I just adored!

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  2/13/2023 - RGCM Gananda Likes this wine: 93 Points

  Crunchy white peach, white pineapple, mango and a general mix of white orchard/white tropical notes on a nose that got more and more aromatic the longer it was open. Medium bodied (7.5% ABV) with concealed white orchard fruits upfront - acidity is too vibrant for the notes to be distinct right now. Mid-body adds depth along with white peach, white pineapple and a mix of white mango and white passion fruit behind. The acidity is close to electric and as this wine comes together over the next few years, the fruit notes are going to be really impressive. Worth being patient here and I'll plan to save my next bottle until Q2 2024.

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  7/13/2022 - canan wrote: 93 Points

  Stunning with lots of potential. Elegant and intense!

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  5/6/2022 - Vas19 wrote: 92 Points

  An infant at the moment but great potential. There is an excellent weight and balance to the wine with a core that just wont reveal itself at this moment. Excited to see where this goes in 5-10 years.

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  11/7/2021 - JRockEsq Likes this wine: 92 Points

  Method: blind against 9 other 2019 Spatlese; ice bucket cold (colder than I prefer); opened a few hours in advance
  
  Nose: ripe peach, ginger
  
  Palate: papaya, ripe peach, key lime, minerality, parsley, light ginger; medium+ finish of parley, rocks, ginger; medium- sweetness; medium body; medium+ piquant acidity
  
  Overall thoughts: Great concentration with ripe fruit (without being too much) and nice ginger spice, and very nice acidity creating a nice tension. I guessed Fritz Haag. My #4 wine of the tasting. Great wine.
  
  Update: I had this on day *7* and OH MY GOODNESS, this wine was on FIRE! The baby fat had melted away and I was left with pretty searing acidity (in a good way) that just set my palate ablaze and dared the sugar to try its best, and the ginger note was much more sharp prominent, which really elevated both the complexity and the contrast against the fruit. Honestly, it was pretty outrageous on day 7 and if I were taking notes / paying more attention, I would probably have scored this a 96 (maybe 95) on day 7. Based on this, I think this has outstanding potential and this deserves to be forgotten about for at least 10 - 15 years. In the long run, this might prove to be the Spatlese of the vintage (or close to it).

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