Dr. Loosen Estate Riesling Beerenauslese 2018 - 187 mL -
(Mosel, Germany)

About the winery
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."

Notes from the Winemaker:
The grapes utilized for this bottling hail from those throughout the estate's ownings within the Mosel, and the vines average age is 60 years upon ungrafted rootstock. It is an intense, ultra-concentrated dessert wine made from hand-selected grapes that have been shriveled about halfway to raisins by botrytis. The legal minimum for BA must weight is 110° Oechsle, but at Dr. Loosen it usually starts with a minimum of 120° Oechsle. Once selectively hand harvested the grapes undergo gentle whole-cluster pressing, natural settling, and then proceed to ferment in a temperature-controlled stainless steel tank. 

Aromatically the wine has notes of candied citrus rinds and honeysuckle. The palate is beautifully sweet, with a balance of still present, racy minerality that finishes the wine on a lighter note. 

Alcohol: 7.5%