1999 Fritz Haag

[barnesy]

1999 Fritz Haag Brauneberger Juffer-Sonnenuhr Riesling Spatlese
$18 375 ml

Pale, crisp yellow colour. Brown sugar and minerally notes on teh nose. Crisp, tart apples tempered by smooth brown shugar ont eh palate. Big acidic backbone witha huge finish.

Another great German Riesling.

Barnesy

[mrdutton]

Hey, how much of that stuff did you drink before ouy etorw ruoy post?

Either that or you are taking lessons from WW!! [img]http://www.wines.com/ubb2/smile.gif[/img]

Having fun, eh Barnsey?

[Bucko]

A great producer plus a mediocre year equals a nice wine. I purchased no 99s myself.

[wondersofwine]

Bucko,
Are you saying that this particular producer had a mediocre year or that German wines had a mediocre year? I'm puzzled because Germany produced scads of beerenauslese and eisweins in 1999 which would indicate to me lots of sunshine in late summer/early autumn.

[ddf68]

Wondersofwine, the criticism of the German '99s is that there was too much sunshine and that the wines suffer from overripeness. They are luscious and delicious but there is concern that the acid levels are too low and that, consequently, the wines lack grip and definition and will not age particularly well.

ddf

[wondersofwine]

ddf,
Thanks for the answer. I'll continue to buy them and drink them soon.

[ddf68]

For what it's worth, the ones I have had have been delicious. Loosen Urziger-Wurzgarten Spat., Prum Graacher Himmelreich Spat., Donnhoff Schlossbockelheimer Kupfergrube Spat. These are really my first experiences with German riesling so I can't speak to the comparative merits of this vintage with others, but I can say that I like these.

ddf