Reviews & Ratings

2021 Dr Loosen Riesling "Ürziger Würzgarten Spätlese"

Winery: Dr Loosen

Vintage: 2021

Wine Name/Vineyard: "Ürziger Würzgarten Spätlese"

Wine Category: Riesling

Grape blend: 100% Riesling

Bottle size: 750 ml

Region: Mosel

State or country: Germany

Price: $34

Cases produced: 1,000

KWG Score: 92.8 (based on 3 reviews)

Ken's Wine Rating: Very Good+ (92.5)

Review date: July 17, 2023

Wine Review: This pale straw-colored Riesling from Dr. Loosen opens with a green apple and peach bouquet with hints of mango and bee's wax. On the palate, this wine is medium plus bodied with medium plus acidity. The mouthfeel is balanced, slightly sweet, polished, and fresh. The flavor profile is a lime, stony minerality, and saline blend with notes of dried pineapple, honey, peach, and mango. The finish is pleasantly sweet and refreshing. The Tasting Panel would pair this Riesling with a coquille St. Jacques, angel food cake, or with a triple cream brie. Enjoy – KWGTP

Winemaker Notes: A rich, exotic Riesling with an electric, spicy tingle from the iron infused red soil of the hyper-steep "spice garden" vineyard. The insanely steep, red-soil Ürziger Würzgarten vineyard produces wines of a completely unique nature in the Mosel valley. The wines showcase the typically juicy and precocious fruit of the "spice garden" vineyard, with a rich mouth feel, brisk acidity and lingering finish. Spätlese is produced with grapes that have a week or two extra hang time, but still without any botrytis. The extra time on the vine gives them higher ripeness and deeper flavors.

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