Fritz Haag, Brauneberger Juffer Sonnenuhr Riesling Trocken GG 2019

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About the Producer

Located in the heart of Germany's Mosel Valley, the Haiger Estate is a historically famous winery. It was first documented in 1605 in the village that became known as Dusemong. The vineyards currently cover 19 acres (about 7.7 hectares) and are entirely planted with Riesling. The average age of the vines is 30 years and the planting density is 5,000-7,000 vines per hectare. The yields are moderate and the grapes are carefully selected by hand, both in the vineyard and in the winery. The wines are fermented in a combination of old wooden barrels or stainless steel vats, depending on the quality of the grapes. The wines are fermented with local yeasts and then aged in cold cellars until the following spring when they are bottled. The main wines produced at Haig are the Riesling Brauneberg and the Riesling Brauneberg Juffer Sonnenuhr. The estate produces very low yields of seemingly unobtrusive but well-balanced wines. These wines often have a mix of honeysuckle, apple, plum and citrus flavours, as well as the underlying mineral character of the slate soils of the Brauneberg vineyards, and it usually takes a few years for these wines to reach their fully developed state. In fact, these wines are difficult to assess when they are young, as they all have great potential for ageing. The Rieslings from Château Haig are arguably the best wines produced in the Moselle region and are very impressive.