Winery: Weingut Willi Haag                         

Region:  Mosel - Germany - V.D.P. Grosse Lage

Vintage: 2019                                            

Bottle:  75cl                                                    

Grape Varieties: 100% Riesling

Type:  Sweet White wine 

Alcohol Volume:  8%

Serving Temperature:  8º - 10º

Small family owned winery with a long winegrowing tradition, 500 years in the hands of the same family, located in the very heart of the Mosel, in the village of Brauneberg, where their 15^th century house that held the original cellar is still proudly standing to be the oldest building in the village. Since 1995, Marcus Haag the grandchild of Willi Haag, has been in charge of the cellars, where he produces a wide range of wines focusing entirely on the Riesling variety combining tradition with innovation. All the grapes are sourced from their estate, just 6.5 hectares of vineyards, steep slate-soil vineyards. Some of the vineyards sites are located on the “Juffer”, the name of the steeped slope opposite the small town of Brauneberg and overlooking the river Mosel, sites with an exceptional potential ideally suited to the Riesling grape, here the best vineyards are situated around the sundial (Sonnenuhr) making this one of the top German ideal locations for Riesling winegrowing. An excellent range of wines praised for its excellent quality-price ratio.

Spätlese: literally means late harvest, wines of higher quality harvested at the end of the autumn, from grapes which have been allowed to ripen longer than usual, increasing the intensity and the flavors of the fruit.

The Riesling Juffer Brauneberg Spätlese is made from grapes sourced from the family estates own vineyards in the Juffer Breauneberg, a single estate wine (Grosse Lage), from the steeped south facing slope “Juffer” in the town of Brauneberg, from soil made up of weathered blue and grey slate.

Tasting Notes: Juicy, flavorful, pear, melon, quince, honeyed notes and spices, minerality and good acidity in perfectly balance with the fruit and the sweetness. Creamy texture with a very long refreshing honeyed fruit finish.

Notes: With a good potential to improve and a great life span.