Erdener Pralat Riesling GG Alte Reben
⏳ Drinking Window
2022 - 2045
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Pan-seared sea scallops with ginger, roasted pork belly with crackling, and moderately spicy Thai or Sichuan cuisine.
✨ Technical Specifications
The Erdener Prälat is widely regarded as one of the greatest vineyards in the Mosel valley, a tiny, sun-drenched site blessed with an ideal south-southwest exposure and surrounded by towering, heat-retaining red slate cliffs. Dr. Loosen's 'GG Alte Reben' (Grosses Gewächs Old Vines) is sourced from ungrafted Riesling vines that are over a century old. This exceptional terroir, combined with the ancient rootstocks, yields a dry Riesling of unparalleled concentration and complexity. Historically, this prized parcel was associated with the church, hence the name 'Prälat' (Prelate). Ernst Loosen crafts this masterpiece using traditional winemaking techniques, including spontaneous fermentation with indigenous yeasts in large, neutral oak Fuder casks, followed by extended maturation on the lees. The result is a powerful, dry white wine defined by rich stone fruit aromas, exotic spices, and a profound, fiery red-slate minerality.
🍾 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.