Brauneberger Juffer Sonnenuhr, Riesling, Auslese, F10, 2016
Riper fruits and a touch of smoke with a firm undercurrent of wild slate sensations. Hardly any botrytis went in to this rare Auslese, instead it is a traditional late harvest wine bottled with around 100g/l residual sugar. Lots of white fruited “come hither” intensity is on display at first, leading to a palate that is ultra-fine, delicate and detailed. The grip of the previous cuvees makes way for intense, beautifully pure fruit notes that have the most beguiling sense of harmony and grace. This is silk in vinous form. Produced in large part from a lighter, more elegant parcel of sixty year old vines nearer the Mosel, which has an extremely high slate content and produces grapes with looser bunches, plus a small plot in the warmer, historic, central Sonnenuhr.
critic reviews
From a 26-year-old parcel, the 2016 Brauneberger Juffer Sonnenuhr Riesling Auslese #10 is dense and flinty on the deep and concentrated nose. On the palate, this is a lush and mouth-filling, piquant and salty Auslese with a grippy, still-nervous finish. Quite sweet. Tasted March 2018.
A fascinating nose mingles sea breeze, intimations of wet stone, and smoky struck flint with high-toned nut extracts, ripe nectarine and mango. The lusciously fruited, creamy, almost weightless palate leads into a sensationally sustained, at once soothing and stimulating finish that left my salivary glands palpitating and that, for all of its sheer richness, not to mention high residual sugar, displays a fascinating array of stony, smoky and saline mineral nuances.