Bernkasteler Badstube Riesling Eiswein
⏳ Drinking Window
2023 - 2055
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Pungent blue cheeses like Roquefort, fruit-based desserts such as apple tarts or pear galettes, and rich savory starters like duck liver pâté.
✨ Technical Specifications
Crafted by the legendary Ernst Loosen, this rare Eiswein is a testament to the extreme viticulture of Germany's Mosel region. The name 'Badstube' refers to the historic medieval bathhouses of Bernkastel. To produce this liquid gold, 100% Riesling grapes are left on the steep, Devonian slate slopes well into winter, risking rot and hungry wildlife. When temperatures finally plummet to at least -7 degrees Celsius, the frozen grapes are harvested in the freezing darkness of early morning. Pressing them while still frozen leaves the water behind as ice, yielding an incredibly concentrated, sweet nectar balanced by the Mosel's signature electric acidity and mineral precision.
🍾 About the Producer
The historic Dr. Loosen estate has been in the Loosen family for over two centuries, situated along the dramatic, slate-lined slopes of the Middle Mosel in Bernkastel-Kues, Germany. Since taking over management in 1988, Ernst Loosen has revitalized the winery by strictly focusing on low yields, meticulous vineyard stewardship, and minimal intervention in the cellar. The estate is blessed with extraordinarily old, ungrafted Riesling vines in legendary Grand Cru (Grosse Lage) vineyards such as Erdener Prälat, Wehlener Sonnenuhr, and Bernkasteler Lay. Dr. Loosen is globally celebrated for producing pure, expressive, and age-worthy Rieslings that range from vibrant dry bottlings to lusciously complex, mineral-laced Prädikat and dessert wines.
🍇 Grape Varieties
100% Riesling