Schloss Lieser Braun Juf Sonn Ries Ausl Gold Cap 2018

Category:
 
Sweet Wines
Sub-Category:  
 
White Wines
Producer:
 
Schloss Lieser
Label Name:
 
Braun Juf Sonn Ries Ausl Gold Cap
Vintage:
 
2018
Country:
 
Germany
Region:
 
Mosel
Volume:
 
750ml
ABV:
 
7%
Grape(s):
 
Riesling
Acidity:
 
4
Sweetness:
 
5
Body:
 
4
Length:
 
5
Aroma Intensity:
 
5
Best Temperature:
 
8-10°C

Awards/Ratings
Notable press: Mosel Fine Wines ~93 for certain 2018 Auslese GK bottlings; Falstaff 93 for Schloss Lieser 2018 Spätlese (Juffer Sonnenuhr); Wine Advocate and other critics have awarded high scores to Schloss Lieser Goldkapsel Auslesen in neighboring vintages (e. g. , 2017 Wine Advocate ~97)

Tasting Note
Honeyed peach, apricot and lime with pronounced slate/mineral smoke; botrytis-driven richness balanced by crisp, racy acidity and a long saline finish.

Food Pairing
Western: foie gras, blue cheese, roast duck or pork with fruit glaze, fruit tarts and crème brûlée. Asian: spicy Thai or Szechuan dishes, Peking duck, sushi (fatty tuna), glazed char siu, Malay/Indian sweet-spicy curries.

Production Method
Hand-harvested late-harvest Riesling (Auslese Goldkapsel), often with noble rot; gentle pressing, cool fermentations (stainless steel/native yeasts), bottled in small formats.

Vineyard Info
Weingut Schloss Lieser (Lieser, Mosel) farms ~13 ha of Riesling including Brauneberger Juffer Sonnenuhr; produces single-vineyard Auslese Goldkapsel bottlings from top sites.