Erdener Treppchen Riesling Trockenbeerenauslese
⏳ Drinking Window
2025 - 2075
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Classic blue cheeses such as Roquefort or Stilton, rich foie gras or savory pat , and fruit-based desserts like peach tarte tatin.
✨ Technical Specifications
Hailing from the vertigo-inducing, iron-rich red slate cliffs of the Mosel, Dr. Loosen's Erdener Treppchen Riesling Trockenbeerenauslese is a monument to extreme viticulture. The vineyard's name, meaning 'little staircase of Erden,' refers to the stone steps carved into the sheer hillside centuries ago to assist workers tending the vines. This rare, nectar-like wine is crafted only in exceptional vintages when noble rot (Botrytis cinerea) successfully dehydrates the Riesling grapes to a shriveled, highly concentrated state. Hand-harvested berry by berry, the resulting juice is fermented slowly, yielding an incredibly complex elixir. The unique red slate terroir imparts a distinctively spicy, muscular minerality that beautifully balances the wine's luscious, honeyed sweetness and vibrant, 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.
🍇 Grape Varieties
100% Riesling