JAMES SUCKLING - 95 POINTS Racy and energetic, with aromas of smoke, white pepper, juicy lemons and some spices. The palate is sleek and juicy, with salty flavors and tense energy, finishing with a vibrant, refreshing feel. The sugar is well balanced with minerals and acidity, giving a zesty finish. Playful and refreshing. Drink or hold.
Ryan Montgomery
Staff Writer & Critic
ANTONIO GALLONI - VINOUS - 93 POINTS The 2025 Riesling Brauneberger Juffer Spätlese still lives under a haze of smokiness and slate. The palate adds ripe yellow peach to this stony saltiness and makes the ripe fruit tingle. The svelte body aligns its sinuous curves to that rounded fruit. The heart of the wine is purest peach, fresh and juicy yet so lemony light on the finish. (Medium)
Winemaker Notes - The extremely steep Brauneberg hillside is an isolated, south-facing slope that is one of the drier vineyards in the area, a great advantage in this wet, northern climate. The Juffer vineyard surrounds the smaller Juffer Sonnenuhr on three sides, extending both upstream and down- stream, as well as above the sundial. This vineyard produces lighter, more delicate wines than the warmer, riper Sonnenuhr vineyard. The late-picked Brauneberger Juffer Riesling Spätlese has fine, forceful fruit in the aroma, a linear focus on the palate and a pure slate finish.
