Erdener Pralat Riesling Goldkapsel Nr18
⏳ Drinking Window
2024 - 2050
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Blue cheeses like Roquefort or Stilton, classic foie gras terrine, and fruit-based desserts such as peach tart or apple tarte tatin.
✨ Technical Specifications
The Erdener Prälat is legendary among Mosel vineyards, a tiny, south-facing amphitheater of red slate surrounded by massive, heat-retaining cliffs. This unique microclimate produces some of the warmest growing conditions in the region, yielding Riesling of unparalleled richness and complexity. Dr. Loosen's Goldkapsel 'Nr 18' represents an ultra-selective, botrytis-affected harvest from this grand site, fermented with native yeasts in traditional Fuder casks. Historically, the vineyard's name pays homage to the prelates of the nearby abbey who recognized this steep slope as the crown jewel of their holdings. The resulting wine is a masterclass in tension, balancing opulent tropical fruit, wild honey, and fiery red-slate minerality with the Mosel's trademark electric acidity.
🍾 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.