Fritz Haag Braune Juffer Sonn Ries a Gold 2001

Category:
 
Sweet Wines
Sub-Category:  
 
White Wines
Producer:
 
Fritz Haag
Label Name:
 
Braune Juffer Sonn Ries a Gold
Vintage:
 
2001
Country:
 
Germany
Region:
 
Mosel - Brauneberger Juffer‑Sonnenuhr
Volume:
 
1500ml
ABV:
 
7.5%
Grape(s):
 
Riesling
Acidity:
 
5
Sweetness:
 
4
Body:
 
3
Length:
 
5
Aroma Intensity:
 
4
Best Temperature:
 
8-10°C

Awards/Ratings
Wine Advocate 97 pts (Dec 2002); Wine Spectator 93 pts (Mar 2003); Vinous reviews (2002); Jancis Robinson 17. 5/20; widely cited by merchants and specialty retailers

Tasting Note
Honeyed apricot, candied citrus and lime, jasmine and honeysuckle, wet-slate minerality, bright citric acidity and fine residual sweetness; satin texture with an intensely long, crystalline finish.

Food Pairing
Foie gras, blue cheese, roasted pork or duck (Western); spicy Thai or Szechuan dishes, Cantonese roast duck, rich sushi (salmon, uni), pork belly, Asian fruit desserts and mango sticky rice.

Production Method
Hand-harvested, rigorous berry selection for Auslese Goldkapsel; some botrytis in parts of the selection. Spontaneous fermentation in stainless steel with lees contact; residual sugar retained and matured in bottle for long aging.

Vineyard Info
Weingut Fritz Haag — family-run estate in Brauneberg (Mosel), now led by Oliver Haag. Renowned for single‑vineyard Juffer and Juffer‑Sonnenuhr Rieslings and long history of producing ageworthy sweet wines.