Monday, February 17, 2025

Tasting - Willi Haag Riesling Spatlese

Name: Willi Haag Brauneberger Juffer Sonnenuhr Riesling Spatlese
Variety: Riesling Spatlese
Region:
Brauneberger, Mosel
Country: Germany
Vintage: 2021
Price: $37.99

Critic Review:  A very bright and energetic Mosel Spatlese with a very wide spectrum of fruit aromas from nectarine to passion fruit via blackberry with a touch of mint. Joyful freshness and vitality, this leaps and bounds over the palate. Super-fresh and long finish with a ton of wet stone minerality. Excellent aging potential. Drink or hold. JS - 95

Wine Folly: pg. 239 Spatlese - "Late Harvest" grapes, sweetness level from mid-sweet to sweet. Definitely agree here, I thought it was more on the sweet side, almost a dessert wine. Pg. 158 Riesling - an aromatic white wine with ranging levels of sweetness and high acidity. Could taste the high acidity right off the bat. Notes of pear and some honey on the nose, but sweet apple, green apple on the palate. The sweetness was well balanced and complimented the flavors very well.


My review: A little too sweet for my taste, but extremely well balanced. Not too much a fan of sweet wines, but for how sweet this wine was it quite nice. Great aroma with the pear and honey notes, and a well balanced green apple flavor. I think the sweetness complimented the palate very well and if sweet wine is your thing this wine would be great for you. Impressed with this one, and definitely going to look for the Kabinett version of this.

I tasted it on its own without any food pairings.

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