2021 Dr Loosen Wehlener Sonnenuhr Riesling Grosses Gewachs

Outstanding release of Loosen's sought-after GG from Wehlener Sonnenuhr. Great value for this benchmark Grosses Gewachs.

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The Wehlener Sonnenuhr vineyard ("Sundial of Wehlen") is one of the most famous vineyards in the middle Mosel. This is Dr. Loosen's finest Riesling off that site. One of Erni Loosen's pride and joys.

This is considered one the finest wines in the Dr. Loosen range and offers excellent value for money in the context of the great white wines of the world.

Wehlener ‘Sonnenuhr’ (The ‘Sundial’ of Wehlen – sundail was built in 1846): Grosse Lage, Southwest facing, weathered devoninan blue slate with high rock content and almost no top soil, 110-320m above sea level, individually-staked vines, incredibly steep slopes, elegant, delicate & pure wines.

In this very steep vineyard grows one of the most elegant and perfumed white wines in the world. The stony, shallow blue slate soil gives the wine a delicate and fresh acidity and a unique elegance. In their youth, the wines of the Wehlener Sonnenuhr are the most charming of our estate, with the fragrance of white peach and green apple. With many years of bottle maturity, they can grow into legends. - Dr. Loosen

94 Points - "The 2021 Wehlener Sonnenuhr GG Alte Reben shows an intense, elegant and coolish bouquet of ripe, bright fruits and flint stones. Lush and round on the palate, this is a supple, salivating, saline and juicy WSU with an intense and substantial finish. This is gorgeous and kind of hedonistic yet with the clear and defined 2021 acidity. Excellent." - 94-95 pts, Stephan Reinhardt (Robert Parker Wine Advocate)

93 Points - "The 2021er Wehlener Sonnenuhr Riesling Alte Reben, as it is referred to on the main label (the reference to GG is left for the back label), comes from very old un-grafted vines in the prime Gewann Laychen (central part) and Sandpichter (near Zeltingen) sectors, and was fermented with ambient yeasts and aged in oak for almost 12 months. It offers a very subtle nose made of white flowers, herbs, and spices. The wine is juicy and packed with minerals, fruits, and floral flavors on the palate. It leaves a remarkably playful feel in the focused and yet quite complex finish." - Mosel Fine Wine

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