GS05505H

Urziger Würzgarten Beerenauslese, Dr Loosen, Mosel 2005 - Half



£120.00

37.5cl ALC 6%

Fantasticly well balanced, succulent packed full of marmalade fruit. It has a beautiful crystaline character and great length.



£120.00
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Germany, Germany, Mosel, Middle Mosel

Sweet

100% Riesling

Sweet and rich

Environmentally friendly

Drink or Keep

2005

Desserts, Fruit

6%

37.5cl

Dr Loosen

Ernst comes from a wine making family but when he took over from his father in 1988 the vineyards and winemaking had been neglected for many years. However, this gave him the raw materials to work with as most of the vines he inherited were about 100 years of age.

The winery was also old fashioned so Ernst had no choice but to follow a traditional, non-interventionist approach with minimal handling and an unusually long period of fermentation. At the time, this was different to many estates which had planted higher yielding varieties with a very modern, technical approach to winemaking leading to a lack of character. Ernst's recipe has since been followed by many others. The estate now runs to 50 hectares which Ernst runs with his younger brother Thomas, and there is also the Dr L range using bought in fruit. His wines express very purely the sites from which they come, as well as the character of the man himself. Stunning Rieslings.

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Vintage guide

The warmest year on record, 2022 has produced some super results. The wines of 2021 are lighter in style and more aromatic with evident acidity compared with the previous two vintages. 2020 saw a warm summer, giving ripeness, while a prolonged harvest has given freshness and perfect quality fruit. The 2019s show wonderful rapier-like style, good weight and depth, yields are lower than the generous 2018 vintage. “A glorious vintage” said one grower, amongst many superlatives bandied about for 2018. For the first time in 10 years growers were truly happy with the quantity and the quality. The resulting wines are pure, rich, aromatic, and show a fine acidity. An early harvest following frost earlier in the season meant 2017 produced excellent light, fruity wines with great finesse. Weather conditions were tricky in 2016 and growers had to earn their stripes; the early season was wet, which reduced yields, followed by a hot summer with cool nights bringing excellent aromatics but with wines a little lighter than 2015. The brilliant 2015 vintage took place in ideal conditions and produced wonderfully ripe wines in all styles. Kabinetts are a bit short in quantity, but the dry wines especially are very approachable. 2014 saw a good crop of light, well-balanced wines with well integrated acidity.

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