Schloss Lieser Brauneberger Juffer Sonnenuhr Riesling Spatlese 2008

Schloss Lieser Brauneberger Juffer Sonnenuhr Riesling Spatlese 2008 ERSTE LAGE

Nevertheless it is indeed a very hard to pronounce name, but just remember it is a Riesling from Schloss Lieser from the Braunerberg estate and you will never goes wrong. About sweetness level it is not that complicated after all.* 

The wines is good in balance with sweetness, minerality and acidity. Although the latter is not that strong but thats what make the wine balance and not cloying after few sips.Very good aromas of dried candied fruits and shows some mineral notes. Honeyed of course, dried apricot and some ripe pineapple feels. The palate is balance with roundness of acidity and sweetness but somehow I think it lacks a bit of alcohol. The finishing is long and definitely a wine after meal with fruits or cheese.  Winemaker Thomas Haag claims thats this particular wine site is actually is the most geographical area to plants vine. 

* The German classified the quality of wines based on the balance amount of sugar left on the wines. Kabinett being the driest (it somehow has residual sugar in wine), Spatlese (sweet), Auslese (sweeter), Beerenauslese Trockenbeereauslese, Eiswein (the sweetest amongst all).

There is a German Grand Cru (VDP) , a governing body to classified citeria for great growths and first growth for selected site of vineyard in German. This great growth (Groses Gewachs) does produce some top dry Riesling! - so don't say German has no dry wine!

Wine bottle? out of no where~

Locate me!!~... (no prizes for the one who gets it correct :p)

Jacques Frederic Mugnier Nuits-St-Georges 1er Cru Clos de la Marechale 2006

2005 Jacques Frederic Mugnier Nuits-Saint-Georges Premier Cru Clos de la Marechale


I'm so lucky to get to taste this supple burgundy, thanks to Mr Mohan Lourdes who cannot finish the bottle in my shop, haha :)

The wine is closed* when it is first open last week, had let it breath for an hour and it starts to show some fruits and floral character. On the nose it shows fruits of strawberries on the left hand jugging, and on the right hand, blossoms and grapey skins smells. Medium soft tannins, juicy and tasted more to raspberry juicy and has a medium to soft acids. Basically this village wine is well made and supple, has an attractive nose and body. This pronounce burgundy example is ready to be drunk in a year or two times. Remember to have this with some semi hard cheese.


Wine tasted on 2nd June 2011- Han

closed*- the term closed is used to denote that the wine is not showing its potental, which remains locked in.