Fritz Haag
Brauneberger Juffer Riesling Kabinett 2019
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 13
Fritz Haag
Brauneberger Juffer Riesling Kabinett 2019
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 a Kabinett from the Brauneberger Juffer. 2019 was a great, racy Mosel vintage. Jancis Robinson gave it 16.5 out of 20, and Stephan Reinhardt reviewed it for Robert Parker's Wine Advocate.
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
"The 2019 Brauneberger Juffer Riesling Kabinett is very clear and flinty on the still-reductive yet very precise and spring-like nose. Juicy and light on the palate, this is an intense, fruity, salty-piquant and stimulating Kabinett with the gorgeous fruit of the Juffer." - Stephan Reinhardt, Robert Parker's Wine Advocate (Aug 2020)
"Very stinky indeed on the nose. Too much for me, but then on the palate it's really charming with blossom and freshness. Just a question of time?" - Jancis Robinson, JancisRobinson.com, 16.5/20 (Jul 2020)
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