Dr. Loosen Red Slate Dry Riesling 2015
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This dry Riesling is produced with fruit from estate-owned vineyards in the red slate soils found in the villages of Ürzig, Erden, Lösnich and Kinheim. It is fermented in the traditional style in 3,000-liter, neutral oak casks and kept on the full lees for 12 months. The extended lees contact stabilizes the wine naturally and gives it time to develop a harmonious balance.
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Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
The 2015 Riesling trocken Rotschiefer (aka Red Slate) is very aromatic on first nose, but becomes more and more subtle, fresh and slate-like with aeration. This is a light, but round and charming Riesling with a lush and juicy fruit; it has delicate structure and a nice grip from the one year sur lie aging in 3,000-liter barrels. The finish is long, aromatic and very well structured. The grapes for this wine are sourced from the top sites: Ürziger Würzgarten, Kinheimer Rosenberg and the Lösnicher Försterlay, and a few lesser sites that are all based on red slate soils.
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The Dr. Loosen Estate has been in the same family for over 200 years. With ungrafted vines averaging 50 years old, some of the best vineyard sites in Germany (four rated grand cru and two premier cru by both the 1868 German classification and the more current Wine Atlas of Germany), Ernst Loosen has the raw materials for stunningly intense, world-class wines. With crop yields almost half of what is permitted by law, only moderate use of organic fertilizers, and old-fashioned cellar practices, Loosen strives to create wines that unmistakably say, "Riesling, Mosel, and Dr. Loosen." In his own words, "The great winemakers I have met invariably possess a clear concept in their mind of what their wine should be. It's a vision that places terroir over technology, and grape quality over quantity. This is the level of winemaking we pursue at Dr. Loosen. Our goal is to produce wines that are luscious, complex, and true to their roots."