2023 Dr Loosen Erdener Treppchen Riesling Grosses Gewachs

97 pts
A powerful, slate-driven Mosel Riesling from the famous Erdener Treppchen vineyard, showing Ernst Loosen’s mastery of site and style.
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The Erdener Treppchen vineyard is one of the Mosel’s steepest and most dramatic sites, its name literally meaning “little staircase” – a nod to the stone steps cut into the slope so growers could reach the vines. It’s here that Ernst Loosen crafts one of his most expressive dry Rieslings, always marked by intensity and a deep mineral core.

The 2023 vintage saw a long, balanced growing season, giving fruit with both concentration and energy. As with all of Loosen’s GGs, the wine was fermented with wild yeasts and left to rest on its lees in large old oak casks, a traditional approach that brings texture and savoury depth without clouding the clarity of the vineyard.

What makes Erdener Treppchen stand out is its combination of ripe citrus and stone fruit flavours with that stony, smoky edge that screams Mosel slate. It’s structured, powerful and built to age, but even now you can see its precision and length. A serious dry Riesling from one of Germany’s most important vineyards and a winemaker who has helped define the style for a generation.

97 points
"An amazingly minerally dry Mosel riesling that seems to descend into your glass from the heavens like an angel."
- Stuart Pigott (James Suckling)

Stuart Pigott

Stuart Pigott

James Suckling 97 Points

An amazingly minerally dry Mosel riesling that seems to descend into your glass from the heavens like an angel. Incredible wildflower and peach intensity, and yet this is very elegant and subtle on the medium-bodied palate. What fantastic precision at the extremely long finish. Great aging potential. Drink from release.

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    2021 Dr Loosen Erdener Treppchen Riesling Grosses Gewachs
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    The best Riesling I’ve tasted. Perfect

Importer's Notes

Winemaking
From very old un-grafted vines in the Onnerts and Herzlay sectors (situated just above and next to the Prälat), fermented with ambient yeasts and aged in oak for 12 months.

Tasting Note
Erdener Treppchen is perennially the more reserved of the trio of GG’s presented each year, demanding patience and attention. While Sonnenuhr is habitually super charming, and Würzgarten expressive and upright, Treppchen tends to be more earnest, taking time to reveal its stripes.

The 2023 vintage follows that narrative, but when splashed into a big glass and given some air, its elusive nature becomes its calling card. A wine for the ages, sure to go down in the annals of time as a classic.

Price Bracket $51 to $100
Type White
Body Medium Bodied
Variety Riesling
Country Germany
Region Mosel
Reviewed By The Wine Advocate
James Suckling
Critic Score 97
96
Alcohol 12.5%
Size 750ml
Vintage 2023
Closure Cork

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