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Live Virtual Auction, 11 July 2021
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Session 1
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About this Item
Family-owned for over 200 years, the Dr. Loosen family has been dedicated to the production of world-class Riesling on the unique, steep slopes of the Middle Moselle. Running the family wine estate since 1987, Ernst Loosen is one of the most dynamic winegrowers in Germany. He, and his family before him, are some of the finest, most-respected Riesling producers in the world. Beerenauslese (which translates to 'berry select') wines are generally made using botrytised grapes, and Dr. Loosen's Beerenauslese cuvée is an exemplary example of sweet, rich Riesling. Today, the domain has grown to ±25 hectares and has vineyards spread over some of Mosel’s top sites.
Critics Ratings
‘Made from an early picking of botrytized grapes from the Bernkasteler Lay vineyard, this is a sweet, plump wine, filled to the brim with lush tropical fruit flavors. The aromas show remarkably pure pear and pineapple scents, with just a touch of dried apricots but also a sense of slate-driven minerality.’ - Joe Czerwinski, Wine Enthusiast, 93/100 (Dec 2007)
‘Liquidised dried apricots with a seam of lemon freshness. In fact, incredibly fresh given the sweetness level (160 g/l RS). Purity and power combined. Slides down. Picked first week in October, thus benefiting from the early, most elegant and freshest botrytis. Stunning.’ - Julia Harding MW, JancisRobinson.com, 18.5/20 (Aug 2007)
Provenance
Private Client
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