Fritz Haag Riesling Trocken 2024
£14.74 (Inc. VAT bot. 75 cl.) / North Ireland
10 for immediate shipment
Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
The 2024 Mosel Riesling Trocken displays a pale yellow color and a concentrated, intense bouquet of white-fleshed fruit with spicy clay notes and hints of herbs. It is round and juicy on the palate yet elegant, slender and lively, with delicate Riesling grass notes. This is a very delicate Mosel classic.11% stated alcohol. Screw-cap closure. Tasted at the domaine in March 2026.
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Alcohol
11.0%
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Serving
Between 6ºC and 8ºC
Winemaking
Description
In Brauneberg, where the Mosel winds its way gently beneath impossibly steep slopes, Fritz Haag has spent centuries refining a very simple idea: that Riesling should be a faithful reflection of the slate. The family has been working there since 1605 and, generation after generation, has championed a style characterised by precision and mineral vigour, favouring edge over embellishment. Every harvest puts this to the test: steep slopes, limited yields and a strict manual selection process that prioritises healthy fruit and precision over volume. Here, exuberance is not the goal; rather, it is the cool pulse of the valley, grape by grape, without shortcuts or embellishment. Fritz Haag Riesling Trocken comes from steep slate vineyards around Brauneberg and neighbouring villages such as Mühlheim and Burgen: a landscape where the stone warms, the wind dries and the fruit ripens slowly, always with that cool, rocky signature so typical of the Mosel.
Production
For Fritz Haag Riesling Trocken, the grapes are harvested by hand on those slate slopes and brought to the winery with the aim of preserving purity and tension. Fermentation takes place using a combination of large wooden casks and stainless steel tanks: wood to lend a touch of texture, steel to maintain the wine’s linear character and aromatic clarity. The wine displays a classic profile of the estate: moderate alcohol, vibrant acidity and a minimal touch of residual sugar that rounds it off without sweetening it. Furthermore, the approach is clean and mindful, seeking to ensure that the expression of the terroir reaches the bottle intact.
Taste
Fritz Haag Riesling Trocken opens with a nose of crisp citrus — lime and lemon zest — and a hint of white flowers, all underpinned by a sensation of wet stone and subtle slate smoke. On the palate it is slender and electric: crisp green apple, a hint of peach, and that elegant mineral bitterness that tugs at the corners of the mouth (in the best possible way). The Mosel acidity sweeps across the palate, leaving a refreshing, salty trail, and the finish lingers with delicate herbs and an almost ‘sharp’ purity. A radiant, direct, dangerously drinkable dry Riesling: perfect with seafood, especially cold, briny oysters, where wine and salt play on the same team.
Shipping to North Ireland
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| 1-6 | £11.04 | £5.52 (-£5.52) |
| 7-12 | £14.97 | £7.49 (-£7.49) |
| 13-18 | £20.96 | £10.48 (-£10.48) |
| 19-24 | £28.66 | £14.33 (-£14.33) |
| 25-30 | £33.28 | £16.64 (-£16.64) |
| 31-36 | £37.21 | £18.61 (-£18.61) |
| 37-42 | £44.91 | £22.46 (-£22.46) |
| 43-48 | £49.19 | £24.60 (-£24.60) |
| 49-54 | £55.56 | £27.78 (-£27.78) |
| 55-60 | £59.71 | £29.86 (-£29.86) |
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