In the glass
Aroma: apricot, exotic spice, honey
Palate: candied citrus, botrytis, mineral
Noble-sweet Auslese from the spicy red slate of the Urziger Wurzgarten: concentrated exotic fruit, botrytis spice and bracing acidity for the long cellar.
What it pairs with
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Roquefort on walnut bread
Honeyed sweetness tames the salty blue funk in a classic sweet-and-salty match. -
Seared foie gras
Botrytis sweetness and cutting acidity balance the rich liver without cloying. -
Apricot and almond tart
Late-harvest stone-fruit notes mirror the dessert while acidity keeps it fresh.
Facts
- Producer
- Weingut Dr. Loosen
- Grapes
- Riesling
- Classification
- VDP.Grosse Lage Mosel
- Price
- EUR 40 to 80 at retail
- Drinking window
- 5 to 30 from vintage
- First vintage
- 1988
- Vegan
- Yes (no animal-derived fining)
Scores
- Wine Advocate 94 (2018 vintage, reviewed 2020)