Fritz Haag
Brauneberger Juffer Riesling Trocken 2009
Germany
About the SessionThis is the largest list of German wines Strauss & Co has ever offered! Once regarded as the greatest wines in the world, German and specifically Mosel Riesling are long aging and investment worthy. Running deep through the Mosel, Saar and Ruwer and across celebrated vintages including the ripe 2009, the warm 2018 and the racy, acclaimed 2019.
‘Trocken’ is the dry Riesling style, while ‘Kabinett’ is off-dry and ‘Spatlese’ and ‘Auslese’ are much sweeter. Another pointer, Is that the higher the alcohol, the more likely the wine is to be drier in style.
LOT 10
Fritz Haag
Brauneberger Juffer Riesling Trocken 2009
About this Item
Fritz Haag is one of the Mosel's aristocratic estates, at Brauneberg, whose sun-trap slopes – the Brauneberger Juffer and its Sonnenuhr heart – were priced above all others on the river in the nineteenth century. Oliver Haag makes Rieslings of crystalline purity here. This is its dry Riesling from the Brauneberger Juffer. 2009 was a great, ripe Mosel vintage. David Schildknecht from Robert Parker's Wine Advocate gave it a rating of 90, and Michael Schmidt gave it 16 out of 20.
Provenance
The late David Brice was a respected wine connoisseur, collector and co-founder of Brice and Burnett – The Fine Wine Specialists (formerly Wine Cellar). His lifelong passion for wine from all corners of the world wine, and generosity, helped develop a culture of fine wine in South Africa and beyond. Always with value and authenticity in mind, the collection spans a wide range of styles from leading producers and diverse regions. The wines were professionally imported under refrigeration and carefully stored at Brice and Burnett (formerly Wine Cellar) thereafter. Many of the producers are not available in South Africa and provide an excellent buying opportunity.
For more detailed information on the lots, please feel free to contact Roland Peens (roland@briceandburnett.co.za). Roland spent many years sharing and enjoying these wines with David Brice and is happy to provide further insight into the collection.
Critics Ratings
"Despite slightly higher (12.5%) alcohol than its 'village' counterpart, the Fritz Haag 2009 Brauneberger Juffer Riesling trocken displays greater lift and vivacity. 'This is from low yielding, Auslese-like fruit, with strength – really a little Grosses Gewächs,' says Oliver Haag, 'but at the same time I try to retain minerality and filigree as well as lively acidity.' It was picked a bit earlier and also came off of its lees just a bit ahead of the corresponding Sonnenuhr Grosses Gewächs. Lemon and orange rind, white currant, as well as fusil suggestions of crushed stone make for a pungent aromatic display that foreshadows the wine's piquantly-, tartly-concentrated, firmly-textured, seemingly stone-lined palate impression. Nut oils and bitter hints of fruit pit further contribute low-toned notes to a finish which however refreshes with persistently lip-smacking, saliva-inducing ripe citrus, white currant, and peach." - David Schildknecht, Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, 90/100 (Dec 2010)
"Against the background of pronounced fruit on the nose there is a seriously mineral tangent on the palate, salty and with a touch of quinine, almost medicinal. Substance, depth and finish make it one of the more serious trocken contenders from the Mosel." - Michael Schmidt, JancisRobinson.com, 16/20 (Jul 2010)
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