NV Assortment Case
⏳ Drinking Window
Varies by bottle style within the assortment; dry estate wines are best enjoyed within 1-5 years, while Grosses Gewaechs and sweet Praedikat wines can cellar beautifully for 10-30 years.
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Spicy Thai or Sichuan cuisine, roasted pork belly with apple compote, and artisanal blue cheeses.
✨ Technical Specifications
The Dr. Loosen NV Assortment Case represents a curated journey through the steep, slate-rich slopes of Germany's Mosel Valley, guided by one of the region's most iconic producers, Ernst Loosen. For over two centuries, the Loosen family has nurtured ungrafted old vines in legendary grand cru vineyards like the Wehlener Sonnenuhr, Urziger Wurzgarten, and Erdener Praelat. This assortment typically showcases the breathtaking diversity of Riesling, ranging from bone-dry Grosses Gewaechs (GG) to luscious, botrytis-affected Praedikat sweet wines. The terroir of the Mosel is defined by its dramatic, near-vertical slate cliffs that reflect sunlight and store heat, imparting a signature mineral tension, vibrant acidity, and stone fruit complexity to the wines. By utilizing traditional winemaking practices, including spontaneous fermentation in large, neutral oak Fuder casks, Dr. Loosen captures the distinct voice of each individual parcel, making this collection a masterclass in German viticultural heritage.
🍾 About the Producer
Weingut Dr. Loosen stands as one of the preeminent global ambassadors of Germany's Mittelmosel. Under family ownership for more than two centuries, the estate experienced an epochal renaissance after Ernst 'Erni' Loosen assumed leadership in 1988. Loosen immediately implemented draconian yield restrictions, prohibited chemical fertilizers, and embraced spontaneous fermentations in neutral oak Fuder casks, frequently practicing extended lees contact. The domaine's strength rests in its holdings of ancient, ungrafted vines—many over a century old—clinging to perilous, south-facing slate amphitheaters. These steep slopes span blue Devonian slate in the Wehlener Sonnenuhr, red volcanic-slate colluvium in the Ürziger Würzgarten, and heat-retaining cliffs in the Erdener Prälat. Dr. Loosen is renowned both for crystalline, classically delicate Prädikat expressions defined by buoyant acidity and low alcohol, and for benchmark dry Grosses Gewächs bottlings that celebrate age-worthy, mineral-driven tension.