2020 Dr Loosen Wehlener Sonnenuhr Grosses Gewachs Riesling

From one of the Mosel's most talented and prolific vineyards, this dry Riesling is ballerina graceful with its joyful precision and charming depth.
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Riesling is one of few grapes capable of producing exceptional wines in both sweet and dry renditions.

And unmatched in this class is the Sonnenuhr vineyard of Wehlen. These fragrant, peachy wines share a graceful precision, finesse and capacity to age for decades. Most importantly, though, they’re a joy to drink at almost any stage in their evolution.

Ernie Loosen’s edition lavishes attention on this ballerina wine, adding charming depth and texture to this captivating, softly textured lemon-herbal dose of deliciousness.

The Mosel is dominated by blue slate soils and the wines of the world-renowned Wehlener Sonnenuhr vineyard are considered the finest expression of this soil type.

This special dry GG Reserve bottling is taken from the Laychen, a parcel of original, ungrafted vines that are at least 130 years old.

94 Points - "Stunning white-fruit and floral aromas are married to a full and very silky body. Concentration and gracefulness all at once. A charmer with more than enough structure." - Stuart Pigott (JamesSuckling.com)

93 Points - "Tasted as a cask sample in Wiesbaden in August 2021, the 2020 Wehlener Sonnenuhr GG Alte Reben offers a very intense and beautifully spicy, slatey nose. Rich and intense on the palate, with remarkable freshness and lemon flavours, this is an intense and dense, very salty and persistent Sonnenuhr from ancient vines. Very promising." - Stephan Reinhardt (Wine Advocate)

17 Points - "Fairly straightforward fragrance of fresh apple, pear and citrus aromas. The fruit is fresh and vibrant on the palate and well supported by citrusy acidity as well as a marked spicy piquancy. Starts off deceptively light on the palate but is beginning to show greater depth as the flavour goes on. Spice is another trademark of Ernie's Grosse Gewächse, and the Sonnenuhr has plenty." - Michael Schmidt (JancisRobinson.com)

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    Great Riesling

    Crisp, mineral & very aromatic. Has that typical light fizz in the tongue, like many German Rieslings. Great stuff as you'd expect from any Dr Loosen.

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