Fritz Haag Juffer-Sonnenhur Riesling Auslese 2021 375ml

An absolutely stunning wine, and if your perception of Auslese is as a sweet or dessert wine, then you need to taste this. There’s sweetness to be sure, but it is entirely in the shade of volumes of fruit, herbs and minerals. White cherry, green mango, nougat, gardenia, citrus, nectarine and white peach. Breathtaking purity, the sleekness of the Juffer is tingling tang to silk here. Intensity is matched by smooth elegance rendering this as a thoroughly complete wine. Waters Wine Co

 

Smelling the nose of this wine is like walking into a room filled with vases of white flowers. Breathtaking concentration and purity of flavor on the incredibly precise palate. Normally a riesling Auslese is frankly sweet, but this aspect of the wine has been hidden, its sweetness at the back of the bottom drawer and forthrightly displays all its mineral beauty. Limited production. Drink or hold. 96 points, James Suckling (9/2022)