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The Haags’ 2009 Brauneberger Juffer-Sonnenuhr Auslese Gold Capsule A.P. #9 – from the same parcel as the #6 – suggests candied apple and white peach preserves threaded with blood orange, tangerine, vanilla, honey, and malt. A palpable sense of extract, seductively silken texture, and lilting buoyancy make for a memorably diverse and dynamic display that leads to a gloriously long, pure, subtly ennobled, honeyed, yet enervating finish. I would anticipate 30 or more years of high performance.
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. - 95/100 David Schildknecht
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"Pink grapefruit, banana, mango, and quince are tinged with caramel but at the same time laced with sufficient sense of fresh citrus to convey an element of refreshment and vivacity even on a silken-textured, lushly-rich palate, and extending into a satisfyingly long finish. This effusive entry won’t make one forget its remarkable 2008 counterpart, but it should be worth following for 15-20 years, and eventually might well show more clarity and complexity. "91/100 Tanzer
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From on eof the most famous names in German Riesling comes his stunning 2009 Kabinett. "A touch of the spontaneous-fermentation aroma, quinine tonic too. Very fresh and lively, but by no means a lightweight. Great concentration of citrus fruit, orange and grapefruit. Crunchy and zesty, with a dusty minerally coating, shows great intensity and length. A humdinger of a Kabinett."17/20 Jancis Robinson
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"northerly orchard fruits – notably pear, apple, and quince – though here, too, there is luscious, juicy, and zest pink grapefruit. Wet stone, iodine, and piquancy of fruit pit lend counterpoint, and the sense of seamless purity, buoyancy, and interactive vivacity are even more refined than in the #6. The finish here is bell clear and inspiringly harmonious. I would anticipate at least three decades of splendor."95/100 parker
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