Brauneberger Juffer Sonnenuhr Auslese Goldkap Fuder 12, Fritz Haag 2016

This represents a botrytis selection ahead of and from the same parcel as informed the Auslese A.P. #10, a spot that is even a bit stonier than the parcel that birthed A.P. #6 and its gold capsule counterpart A.P. #9. Candied peels and juicy freshness of lime and grapefruit mingle with overripe pear, pear drops, papaya, white raisin and a hint of caramel for an aromatic and palate performance that is at once rich and piquant, opulent and brightly animating. As with this collection’s trio of Spätlesen, not to mention the best of its Auslesen, creaminess and caress are allied with near-weightlessness. The alliance of ennobled and fresh elements is prodigiously persistent. This has a fine future. 2020 - 2048