| Region of production: | Mosel |
| Winery Location: | Brauneberg |
| Year Established: | The first mentions of the estate date to 1605. |
Vineyard Holdings
17.5 ha total
- Brauneberger Juffer: 6.5 ha
- Brauneberger Juffer Sonnenuhr: 3 ha
Top Wines Produced
- Brauneberger Juffer Riesling Auslese Goldkapsel
- Brauneberger Juffer Sonnenuhr Rieslings: Spätlese, Auslese, Auslese Goldkapsel, GG
Average Total Production
- 126,000 bottles
Summary
This historic estate produces benchmark wines from the Juffer and Juffer Sonnenuhr vineyards of Brauneberg. The estate namesake, Fritz, ran the winery until his son Wilhelm took over, bringing great acclaim. Wilhelm Haag was named the inaugural winemaker of the year by Gault-Millau in 1994. He retired in 2005 with his son Oliver and daughter-in-law Jessica now in charge of winemaking and management of the estate. (Wilhelm’s elder son, Thomas, runs and owns the Schloss Lieser estate). Since Oliver has taken over, he’s brought even more accolades to the estate, and in 2008 they were awarded „collection of the year“ by Gault-Millau, and in 2009 & 2017 by wein-plus.eu.
Style & Vinification Techniques
Wilhelm once said that a Riesling is great only „when you want to take a bath in it“–a statement that adequately describes the estate’s style of Riesling: easily enjoyed but not to be taken lightly. Currently, 60-70% of the estate’s production is dry. Nearly all vines are trained onto wires as opposed to pole-training.
Producer Website: Fritz Haag