2022 Schloss Lieser-Thomas Haag Brauneberger Juffer Riesling Kabinett Mosel Germany

Winery Notes

A once historic estate with 100 acres under its belt, found its way to a slow decline, down to 6 acres until being taken over by Thomas and Ute Haag. They have slowly revived the vineyards, quality and reputation to its former glory, including purchasing and leasing 185 Grosse Lagen or "Grand Cru" sites. They are working on farming everything organically with the help of their two children, Lara and Niklas. winemaking is long and slow and reductive, with spontaneous fermentation, and no fining or filtering, preferring to wait as long as need be for racking to give the purest expression of site.

Press
The 2022 Riesling Brauneberger Juffer Kabinett still has a reductive funk on the nose. The palate brings peach and peach skin, plus riper citrus like mandarin and spicier kumquat. White pepper adds a frisson while the balance of freshness comes across as sweet citrus: fully ripe yet pleasantly tart and mouth-watering. A vivid and very harmonious balance that seems far less sweet than its 55g/L of residual sweetness. Aromatic and complex. (Sweet)”
Rated 942 Vinous