Dr Loosen Urziger Wurzgarten Riesling Spatlese Goldkapsel Auction Wine 2015

An auction wine from one of Mosel's most challenging vineyards. Amazing!

Riesling

$188.00

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Tropical Fruit, Stone Fruit, Concentrated / Preserved Fruit, Mineral, and Pepper / Spice, Sweet Spice and Smokey

BODY: Medium
DRYNESS: Sweet
ACIDITY: Medium +
TANNIN: Light
ALCOHOL (%): Moderate (9-12%)

Origin: Mosel, Germany

Grape Varietals:

Riesling

Winemaking:

Maturation: 7-12 Months Oak Barrels

Awards:

WESTERN FOOD PAIRING
Pair with tuna peaches (pêches au thon), roast chicken with peaches (poulet rôti aux pêches), or French cheesecake.

ASIAN FOOD PAIRING
Chicken masala curry, mala, ang ku kueh

Dr. Loosen Winery

Family-owned for over 200 years, the winery has been managed by Ernst F. Loosen since 1988. Great wines, he believes, are the perfect expression of soil, climate and grape variety. The heritage gifts the winery with old vines in historic Mosel

Description

Dr Loosen Urziger Wurzgarten Riesling Spatlese Goldkapsel Auction Wine 2015

Blazing red and precipitously steep, the Ürziger Würzgarten vineyard forms a massive amphitheater of Rotliegendes (a red, volcanic sandstone) and red slate that is unlike any other site in the Mosel region. Although it lies immediately upstream from the vineyards of Erden, Ürziger Würzgarten produces an entirely different expression of Riesling, with great depth, tantalizing exotic fruits and spicy aromas.

Bright & Mineral Whites

From the limestone character of Sancerre to the green, herbaceous Sauvignon Blanc of Marlborough, this style group often shows off cut grass and wet stone. Often associated with coastal regions or limestone based terroir, these wines are characterised with crisp acidity, mineraiity, citrus tones, with a hint of grassiness