2017 Brauneberger Juffer Sonnenuhr Spatlese
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The 2017 Brauneberger Juffer Sonnenuhr Riesling Spätlese is reductive but noble and very fine on the perfectly ripe, slatey and typical Juffer Sonnenuhr nose. Salty-piquant and highly delicate on the palate, this is a gorgeously lush and sensual Sonnenuhr with all the finesse and elegance you would expect from this spectacular terroir. The 2017 has incredible finesse and elegance and is filigreed and almost weightless, but there is this seductive fruit on the finish that sucks you into the Venus mountain. This is a great wine, and it already drinks incredibly well. Tasted in March 2019.
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Jancis Robinson MW
Julia Harding MW, jancisrobinson.com
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More herbal and fumy on the nose than the Brauneberger Kabinett. Complex notes of savoury spice. Rich, sweet and like super-ripe peaches on the palate. A little sweet/sour for the moment. (JH)
Sweet floras, vanilla beans and ripe white peaches on the nose. Generous sweetness, but there is a great structure behind it. Serious complexity, too. If you like rieslings with this kind of juicy sweetness, this is delicious right now. Or you can wait five, 10 or 20 years for the balance to move in the dry direction. The wine easily has that kind of aging potential.
The exhilarating scent of citrus fruit and a delightfully animating fragrance of fresh herbs join each other in an inspired composition of aromas. There is a wonderful interaction on the palate between delicious fruit, riveting acidity and luscious texture, expertly accentuated by fresh herbal and fine stony nuances. Despite its apparent lightness there is plenty of substance, and if more is needed, a sweet seductive finish. (MS)