2023 Dr. Loosen Wehlener Sonnenuhr Riesling Kabinett

Dr. Loosen is one of the most highly acclaimed wine estates in the world. In the family for over 200 years, Erni Loosen assumed ownership in 1988 and quickly propelled the reputation of Dr. Loosen into the highest echelon of Germany’s finest producers. With a focus on the old, ungrafted vines that the estate owns in some of the Mosel valley’s best-rated vineyards, the wines clearly express their cool-climate origins through environmentally sensitive viticulture, strict harvest selection, and gentle cellar practices.

The famous “sundial” vineyard, in the village of Wehlen, produces the quintessential Mosel Riesling Kabinett: elegant and refined, with a racy texture and endless charm. This precipitously steep and rocky vineyard yields some of the most elegant and sophisticated white wines in the world. The classic blue slate soil gives the wines a delicate, crisp acidity that perfectly balances the pure peach and lemon fruit. It’s a lively wine that dances gracefully on the palate.

TECHNICAL INFO
Soil Type: Blue Devonian slate
Age of Vines: 60 years average
Viticulture: Sustainable
Vinification: Cool fermentation in stainless steel
tanks and traditional Fuder barrels; half fermented
with natural yeasts, half with cultured yeasts.


The spring blossom aromas leap out of the glass. Vibrant and elegant on the light-bodied palate. Dangerous vitality in the long, silky finish. — 94 points, James Suckling

The super-slender palate is lightness itself, a veil of lemon spray, stone and ease. It is wonderful, animating and weightless.  — 93 points, Vinous