Erdener Treppchen Riesling GG Alte Reben
⏳ wine.drinking_window
Typically best enjoyed 5 to 15 years from the vintage release, though outstanding vintages can continue to evolve and gain complexity for 20 years or more.
🍽️ wine.food_pairings
Roasted pork loin with herbs, pan-seared sea scallops in a rich butter sauce, and classic Alsatian choucroute garnie.
✨ wine.spec_sheet
The Erdener Treppchen, or 'little staircase of Erden,' takes its name from the stone steps carved directly into the towering, near-vertical red slate cliffs of the Mosel Valley, built to help vineyard workers navigate the treacherous slopes. Dr. Loosen's Grosses Gewächs (GG) 'Alte Reben' is sourced from ancient, ungrafted Riesling vines—many over a century old—whose roots dig deep into this iron-rich red slate soil. This unique terroir imparts an intense, fiery minerality and exotic stone fruit character to the wine. Championing traditional Mosel winemaking, Ernst Loosen ferments the juice with indigenous yeasts in historic, neutral oak Fuder casks, allowing the wine to rest on its lees to develop a rich, textured, and profoundly complex dry style.
🍾 wine.about_producer
The historic Dr. Loosen estate, located in Bernkastel-Kues in the Mosel region of Germany, has been in the same family for over two centuries. Since taking ownership in 1988, Ernst Loosen has propelled the winery to international acclaim by focusing on the estate's extraordinary heritage of ungrafted, old Riesling vines—some over 120 years old—situated in historic grand cru sites such as Erdener Pr$lat, $rziger W$rzgarten, and Bernkasteler Lay. The winery's philosophy centers on minimalist winemaking and a deep respect for the region's diverse slate soils, which yield intensely mineral-driven, expressive wines. Dr. Loosen is globally renowned for its precise, elegant Rieslings, spanning from dry (Trocken) styles to exquisitely concentrated sweet expressions like Auslese, Beerenauslese, and rare Eisweins.