Erdener Pralat Riesling Auslese Nr33
⏳ Drinking Window
2020 - 2045
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Classic blue cheeses such as Roquefort, rich foie gras or savory pâtés, and fruit-based desserts like apple tarte tatin.
✨ Technical Specifications
The Erdener Prälat is legendary among Mosel vineyards, a tiny, four-acre jewel blessed with an ideal south-facing exposure and dramatic red slate cliffs that trap the sun's warmth. This unique microclimate produces Riesling of unparalleled richness and complexity. Named after the church prelates who historically championed its wines, this vineyard yields grapes that achieve extraordinary ripeness. Dr. Loosen's Erdener Prälat Riesling Auslese Nr33 represents a meticulous selection of botrytized grapes, fermented traditionally to balance opulent sweetness with a vibrant, mineral-driven acidity. It stands as a monument to the steep-slope viticulture of the Middle Mosel.
🍾 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.