wehlener sonnenuhr riesling grosses gewachs

Schloss Lieser

Wehlener Sonnenuhr, Riesling, Grosses Gewächs, 2016

Name: Wehlener Sonnenuhr, Riesling, Grosses Gewächs
Brand: Schloss Lieser
Price: 225.13 GBP

94/100

Robert Parker Wine Advocate

90/100

Vinous

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Critic Reviews

94/100

Stephan Reinhardt,

Robert Parker Wine Advocate

From five different parcels with young and old vines, the 2016 Wehlener Sonnenuhr Riesling "GG" has a clear and nicely reductive bouquet with smoky stone fruit aromas. The next day shows an even finer bouquet with melting stones, herbs and citrus flavors intermixed with very fine, perfectly ripe and concentrated Riesling aromas. Lush, elegant and fine on the palate, this is a full-bodied and intense, silky textured and very persistent Sonnenuhr with a crystalline structure and a terribly long, fresh and salty-piquant finish. Good mineral tension and freshness in the crunchy, highly stimulating aftertaste. This Wehlener Sonnenuhr is one of the finest grand crus Thomas and Ute Haag produced in 2016. Tasted March 2018.

drinking window 2023 - 2040

date of review 04/2018

90/100

David Schildknecht,

Vinous

Site-typical scents of apple and vanilla set the tone for the juicy, bitter-edged performance on a polished palate more expansive and a bit less firm than that of the other Schloss Lieser 2016 vintage Grosse Gewächse. This finishes with impressive persistence of fruit and wet stone but, for now at least, without the animating and refreshing brightness or the sense of energy that informed those immediate siblings. Haag’s parcels in this prestigious vineyard are superbly located, and the scrupulousness of his team’s approach both in the vineyard and in the cellar is assured. Perhaps the wine just needs more time in bottle. And yet I don’t find traits that prompt me to think “long keeper.”

drinking window 2017 - 2021

date of review 01/2018

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This product may contain sulphites. Full allergen information is available upon request, please call our Customer Relations Team on +44 (0)20 7484 6430.