Schloss Lieser
Juffer Sonnenuhr Riesling Spätlese 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 26
Schloss Lieser
Juffer Sonnenuhr Riesling Spätlese 2019
ZAR 3 500
About this Item
Schloss Lieser was revived by Thomas Haag – son of Fritz Haag's Wilhelm – who turned this once-faded Mosel estate into one of the region's brightest stars, with holdings in great sites such as the Brauneberger Juffer and its Sonnenuhr. The Juffer Sonnenuhr is the warm heart of the Brauneberg hill. 2019 was a great, racy Mosel vintage. Stephan Reinhardt from Robert Parker's Wine Advocate gave it a rating of 95, and Jancis Robinson gave it 17+ 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
"The 2019 Juffer Sonnenuhr Riesling Spätlese is still reductive on the nose but very fine, pure and elegant, with ripe but also coolish fruit intertwined with flint and woodruff notes. Very distinctive indeed. On the palate, this is a lush and elegant, highly refined and weightless Spätlese with great balance—a composition that makes you swallow it in a second. In fact, it is a very delicate wine that comes along like a dream of a Spätlese." - Stephan Reinhardt, Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, 95/100 (Aug 2020)
"Green, grassy aromas. Lifted and rather elegant and transparent. Strangely, this seems to finish dry! Very athletic and pleasing. Great balance and filigree texture. Long and haunting on the end." - Jancis Robinson, JancisRobinson.com, 17+/20 (Jul 2020)
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