Brauneberger Juffer Sonnenuhr, Riesling, Auslese, F10, 2020

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.