Wehlener Sonnenuhr, Riesling, Auslese, 2015

Name: Wehlener Sonnenuhr, Riesling, Auslese
Brand: Schloss Lieser
Price: 161.09 GBP

Available Vintages

all 2015 2020 2024

justerini & brooks tasting note

The second Auslese in the line-up and again there is no botrytis in this bottling. Here the initial impression is all savoury herbal minerality, much less fruit focussed, with notes of wild rock, fine green fruit, strawberry and finally a touch of clear acacia honey. Subtle but powerful, mouthwatering, focussed and very long. Wonderful, moreish Auslese.

critic reviews

93/100David Schildknecht,Vinous

Like the corresponding Niederberg Helden, this reflects air-dried, healthy berries plus only a modest quotient of botrytis. Apple jelly and quince preserves are laced with vanilla and lime in a performance at once creamy and animatingly juicy. Hints of heliotrope waft across the nearly weightless palate, and the long finish, unusually for an Auslese, refreshes even as it soothes, revealing crystalline stony impingements.

DRINKING WINDOW 2017 - 2042

date of review 06/2017

96+/100Stephan Reinhardt,Robert Parker Wine Advocate

The 2015 Wehlener Sonnenuhr Riesling Auslese displays a super clear, precise and aromatic bouquet of perfectly ripe and concentrated Riesling berries over freshly crushed stones. Sweet, piquant and concentrated on the palate, this is a pure, highly vital and racy Riesling. It's also a juicy and concentrated, very well structured and mineral Sonnenuhr Auslese with an endless flow of salts and minerals. Full-bodied, piquant and full of finesse and tension, this is a remarkable long-distance runner with huge aging potential.

DRINKING WINDOW 2030 - 2060

date of review 04/2017