Riesling Eiswein
⏳ Drikkevindue
2023 - 2050
🍽️ Mad & Vin-match
Fruit-based desserts like apple tarte tatin, pungent blue cheeses such as Roquefort, or rich savory starters like artisanal duck pâté.
✨ Tekniske specifikationer
Dr. Loosen's Riesling Eiswein is a rare, luscious nectar born from the dramatic, steep slate slopes of Germany's Mosel valley. The creation of Eiswein is a high-stakes gamble with nature: grapes must remain on the vine into the freezing depths of winter, waiting for a sudden freeze of at least minus seven degrees Celsius. Harvested by hand in the freezing pre-dawn hours, the grapes are pressed immediately while still frozen. This process leaves the water behind as ice, yielding a tiny quantity of intensely concentrated, golden juice. Ernst Loosen, a passionate custodian of Mosel winemaking history, crafts this wine to capture the tension between vibrant, electric acidity and opulent, honeyed sweetness. The slate soils of the Mosel impart a distinctive, stony minerality that prevents the wine from ever feeling heavy, preserving a pristine purity of fruit that has fascinated wine lovers since the accidental discovery of ice wine in the late 18th century.
🍾 Om vinhuset / producenten
Den historiske vingård Dr. Loosen har været i Loosen-familiens eje i over 200 år og ligger idyllisk på de dramatiske, skiferklædte skråninger i Bernkastel-Kues i Mittelmosel. Da Ernst Loosen overtog ansvaret i 1988, indledte han en markant revitalisering af vinhuset med et kompromisløst fokus på lave høstudbytter, omhyggelig pleje i vinmarkerne og minimal intervention i kælderen. Ejendommen råder over usædvanligt gamle, uhegnede Riesling-stokke på legendariske Grosse Lage-marker som Erdener Prälat, Wehlener Sonnenuhr og Bernkasteler Lay. Dr. Loosen nyder verdensomspændende anerkendelse for sine rene, udtryksfulde og lagringsværdige Riesling-vine, der spænder fra spændstige, tørre aftapninger til overdådigt komplekse og mineralske Prädikat- og dessertvine.
🍇 Grape Varieties
100% Riesling