• Dr. Loosen Wehlener Sonnenuhr Riesling Spatlese 2020
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Dr. Loosen Wehlener Sonnenuhr Riesling Spatlese 2020

White still semi-aromatic

  • Dr. Loosen Wehlener Sonnenuhr Riesling Spatlese 2020
  • Dr. Loosen Wehlener Sonnenuhr Riesling Spatlese 2020
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Denomination N/A
Size 0,75 l
Alcohol content 8.0% by volume
Area Mosel-Saar-Ruwer (Germany)
Grape varieties 100% Riesling
Aging Matured on the full lees for 12 months; no bâtonnage.
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Description

Spätlese is German for “late picked.” It has more richness and body than Kabinett because the grapes are allowed to ripen for an extra week. The extra time on the vine allows for greater development of flavour and aroma, what Ernst Loosen refers to as “aromatic ripeness.”

Awards

  • 2020

    95

    /100

    James Suckling is an influential American wine critic and journalist who worked at Wine Spectator for 30 years. He left the magazine in 2010 to start his own website and guidebook (JamesSuckling.com). He specialises in Italian and Bordeaux wines.

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Perfume

Perfume

Bouquet of ripe melon and tangerine flavors with some notes of dried ginger.

Color

Color

Straw yellow with greenish reflections.

Taste

Taste

Rich and juicy, with a mouth-filling texture. Crisp finish, delivering hints of sage honey and tarragon. Pure-tasting and tracy on the finish.

Serve at:

12 - 14 °C.

Longevity:

Over 25 years

Decanting time:

1 hour

Full Bodied and Aged White Wines

Producer
Dr. Loosen
From this winery
  • Start up year: 1988
  • Bottles produced: 200.000
  • Hectares: 20
The Loosen family has been cultivating Riesling and producing wine in the Mosel Valley for over 200 years. The current owner, Ernst 'Erni' Loosen, took over the estate in 1988 and committed himself to significantly improving the quality and international reputation of the estate, the Mosel region and Riesling in general. Today, Erni is one of the world's most iconic and influential winegrowers.

A full range of Riesling styles is produced, following the traditions of both family lines: the dry wines inspired by his father's family, the Loosen, and the Prädikat wines inspired by his mother's family, the Prüm. Read more
Production area: Mosel-Saar-Ruwer
Mosel-Saar-Ruwer
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Name Dr. Loosen Wehlener Sonnenuhr Riesling Spatlese 2020
Type White still semi-aromatic
Denomination N/A
Vintage 2020
Size 0,75 l
Alcohol content 8.0% by volume
Grape varieties 100% Riesling
Country Germany
Region Mosel-Saar-Ruwer
Vendor Dr. Loosen
Story Wehlener Sonnenuhr is rated “First Vineyard” (Erste Lage) in the 1868 Prussian classification of the Mosel, and “Great First-Class” in the Wine Atlas of Germany by Hugh Johnson & Stuart Pigott (1995).
Origin Wehlener Sonnenuhr.
Soil composition Mineral-rich, blue Devonian slate soil.
Wine making Fermented with indigenous yeast in a 3,000-liter, neutral oak, cask.
Aging Matured on the full lees for 12 months; no bâtonnage.
Total acidity 7.3 gr/L
Residual sugar 8.7 gr/L
Allergens Contains sulphites