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The November 2016 Internet-Only Auction Part 1
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Lot 585
Estimate: $16
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"Gooseberry and lime scent the Fritz Haag 2009 Riesling trocken, which exhibit the tartness adumbrated in those aromas, though also satisfyingly juicy fresh apple and pear, with a distinctive hint of wet stone in its invigorating finish . . . . In keeping with recent norms, this bottling relies principally on fruit from Burgen (Wilhelm Haagâs home town), some of whose high-elevation sites already enjoyed excellent-enough reputations a century ago so as to make one both curious and a bit regretful that they are not given an opportunity to individually distinguish themselves. Incidentally, Oliver Haag bottled one third of his generic bottlings with screw caps. 'We took a family vote,' he says. 'I was in favor; my father and my wife against screw caps. So now I have the big problem that customers are asking for screw caps, but those bottles sold out first!' Oliver Haag picked from just before mid-October until November 10, and the resulting collection is most notable for stunning quality in its nobly sweet echelons, although the volume of each bottling is small (typically the equivalent of 200-300 full bottles) due to paucity of botrytis."
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The spiritual home of Riesling, producing wines of piercing acidity, precision and longevity across a spectrum from bone-dry to lusciously sweet. Cool, steep-sloped vineyards along the Mosel and Rhine yield some of the world's most delicate, long-lived whites.
Germany's most celebrated Riesling region, its steep slate slopes above the river yielding featherlight, low-alcohol wines of electric acidity, delicacy and extraordinary longevity.
The appellation for Germany's most celebrated Riesling, its steep slate slopes yielding light, low-alcohol wines of electric acidity and extraordinary longevity.
A highly aromatic white of piercing acidity and transparency to terroir, ranging from bone-dry to lusciously sweet. It ages remarkably and is the noble grape of Germany and Alsace.
