Erdener Pralat Riesling Auslese Goldkapsel Nr30
⏳ Drinking Window
2025 - 2060
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Rich blue cheeses, classic foie gras terrine, and fruit-based desserts like apple tarte tatin.
✨ Technical Specifications
The Erdener Prälat is widely regarded as one of the crown jewels of the Mosel valley, a tiny, south-facing amphitheater of red slate that captures intense heat and sunlight. Legend holds that the prelates of the nearby abbey reserved the wines of this exceptionally warm site exclusively for their own cellars, recognizing its unique ability to produce wines of unparalleled richness. Dr. Loosen’s Erdener Prälat Riesling Auslese Goldkapsel represents the pinnacle of this historic terroir. Crafted from 100% Riesling grapes, often touched by noble rot, it is fermented with native yeasts in traditional oak Fuder casks. The resulting wine is a masterclass in tension, balancing opulent tropical fruit, wild honey, and exotic spice with a laser-like, mineral-driven acidity derived from the ancient red slate soils.
🍾 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.