Schloss Lieser

Wehlener Sonnenuhr, Riesling, Spätlese, 2016

Name: Wehlener Sonnenuhr, Riesling, Spätlese
Brand: Schloss Lieser
Price: 123.7 GBP

93/100

Robert Parker Wine Advocate

91/100

Vinous

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2016
3x1.5L
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£166.90

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2016
6x75cl
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£123.70

Justerini & Brooks Tasting note

Again that glorious impression of sunshine, such a defining feature of the wines emanating from the Wehlener Sonnenuhr vineyard, with an almost perfumed fragrance leading to a palate of sun kissed peaches. So fine, so elegant, this is a Spatlese of the purest silk and probably the most refined Spatlese in Thomas's growing range.

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Critic Reviews

93/100

Stephan Reinhardt,

Robert Parker Wine Advocate

Thomas Haag's second vintage of this iconic grand cru, the 2016 Wehlener Sonnenuhr Riesling Spatlese, displays a very aromatic stone fruit aroma. On the palate, this is a very delicate, finessed and elegant Spatlese that represents the weathered blue slate soils gorgeously. The finish is crystalline and salty. Tasted March 2018.

drinking window 2023 - 2040

date of review 04/2018

91/100

David Schildknecht,

Vinous

Temporarily cheesy, reductive aromatic overtones on the nose thankfully do little to spoil the delight in emerging scents of apple and pink grapefruit wreathed in honeysuckle and heliotrope. Satiny in feel and possessed of generous primary juiciness, this finishes with soothing persistence, its sweetness obvious but supportive and an appropriate undertone of wet stone perceptible even through such rich fruitiness.

drinking window 2019 - 2033

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.