Weingut Schloss Lieser

Thomas Haag and his wife Ute bought Schloss Lieser in run-down condition in the 1990s. The formerly famous estate was rebuilt over the course of the 1990s, beginning in 1997, drawing on Thomas Haag's long experience at his parents' estate, Fritz Haag. Thomas Haag left the running of the parental estate in Brauneberg to his younger brother Oliver. The estate's address is Am Markt 1-5 in Lieser. The winery is named for the adjacent Schloss Lieser castle, a 19th-century building that is now a Marriott Autograph Collection property.

• Bought in run-down condition by Thomas and Ute Haag in the 1990s
• Rebuilt over the course of the 1990s, drawing on Thomas Haag's experience at his parents' estate, Fritz Haag
• Thomas Haag's younger brother Oliver runs the parental estate, Fritz Haag, in Brauneberg
• Named for the adjacent Schloss Lieser castle, now a Marriott Autograph Collection property

Weingut Schloss Lieser is Thomas and Ute Haag's estate, and Thomas Haag is responsible for the content of its website. The next generation shares the passion for wine and helps in the winery. Daughter Lara studied International Wine Business and completed the WSET Diploma, along with several internships abroad, and now focuses on marketing, sales, and export. Son Niklas studied viticulture and oenology and helps Thomas in the cellar and vineyards. Wine Spectator listed Niklas and Lara Haag of Weingut Schloss Lieser among six contemporary German winemakers to know in its September 30, 2026 issue.

• Thomas and Ute Haag: owners since buying the estate in the 1990s
• Lara Haag: marketing, sales, and export, after International Wine Business studies and the WSET Diploma
• Niklas Haag: studied viticulture and oenology; helps Thomas in the cellar and vineyards

The winery includes 26 hectares of vineyards on steep slopes, marked by slate soil and hundred-year-old vines. Its eight VDP.Grosse Lagen, which the estate counts among the best steep sites of the Middle Mosel, sit above all on blue weathered slate soils. They are Lieser Niederberg Helden, Brauneberger Juffer, Brauneberger Juffer Sonnenuhr, Wehlener Sonnenuhr, Graacher Himmelreich, Graacher Domprobst, Bernkasteler Doctor, and Piesporter Goldtröpfchen. Grapes are picked late by hand in several selections.

• 26 hectares of vineyards
• Eight VDP.Grosse Lage sites
• Steep slopes with slate soil and hundred-year-old vines
• Late hand-picking in several selections

The range is organized by VDP tier: VDP.Gutswein, VDP.Ortswein, VDP.Grosse Lage (Kabinett, Spätlese, Auslese, and Auslese Goldkapsel), and VDP.Grosses Gewächs. The VDP.Gutswein and VDP.Ortswein wines are SL Riesling trocken, SL Riesling feinherb, Kabinettstück Riesling trocken, Heldenstück Riesling trocken, and Goldstück Riesling trocken, with Heldenstück and Goldstück marked VDP.Ortswein. Grosses Gewächs wines come from Doctor, Goldtröpfchen, Himmelreich, Juffer Sonnenuhr, Juffer, Niederberg Helden, and Wehlener Sonnenuhr. Kabinett comes from Himmelreich, Helden, Juffer, Wehlener Sonnenuhr, and Goldtröpfchen; Spätlese from Niederberg Helden, Juffer Sonnenuhr, Wehlener Sonnenuhr, and Goldtröpfchen; Auslese from Niederberg Helden, Wehlener Sonnenuhr, Goldtröpfchen, and Doctor; and Auslese Goldkapsel from Niederberg Helden, Juffer Sonnenuhr, and Wehlener Sonnenuhr. The 2023 vintage also includes Auslese Lange Goldkapsel bottlings from Niederberg Helden and Wehlener Sonnenuhr, and auction bottlings of Doctor Riesling Spätlese and Wehlener Sonnenuhr Riesling Auslese Lange Goldkapsel. The range runs from classic Kabinett to bone-dry Grosse Gewächse wines.

• VDP.Gutswein and VDP.Ortswein: SL Riesling trocken, SL Riesling feinherb, Kabinettstück, Heldenstück, and Goldstück
• VDP.Grosses Gewächs from seven sites: Doctor, Goldtröpfchen, Himmelreich, Juffer Sonnenuhr, Juffer, Niederberg Helden, and Wehlener Sonnenuhr
• VDP.Grosse Lage Kabinett, Spätlese, Auslese, and Auslese Goldkapsel from single sites
• 2023 auction bottlings: Doctor Riesling Spätlese and Wehlener Sonnenuhr Riesling Auslese Lange Goldkapsel

All of the Rieslings ferment spontaneously with natural yeast and at low temperature in the estate's 100-year-old vaulted cellar. The estate credits this with letting the wines unfold their terroir character, and describes them as revealing "a mineral complexity combined with an elegant fruitiness and low alcohol content," with a balance of sweetness and acidity it calls unique. Late hand-picking in several selections yields Rieslings that the estate credits with great aging potential.

• Spontaneous fermentation with natural yeast at low temperature
• Fermented in a 100-year-old vaulted cellar
• In the estate's words: "a mineral complexity combined with an elegant fruitiness and low alcohol content"
• Late hand-picking in several selections

The Vinothek is open Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday from 10am to 5pm and Saturday from 11am to 3pm. Comprehensive tastings should be reserved in advance by email, and there are no guided tours of the vineyard or cellar. The 2023 harvest began on 19 September, the second earliest start of harvest in the estate's history, and the team hand-picked for five weeks. Wine Spectator ranked the Schloss Lieser Riesling Kabinett Mosel Juffer 2019 as wine #54 of its 2021 Top 100.

• Vinothek: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday 10am to 5pm; Saturday 11am to 3pm
• Tasting only; no guided tours of the vineyard or cellar
• 2023 harvest began 19 September, the second earliest start in the estate's history
• Wine Spectator Top 100 of 2021: Riesling Kabinett Mosel Juffer 2019 at #54

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