Riesling Eiswein
⏳ Drinking Window
2023 - 2050
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Fruit-based desserts like apple tarte tatin, pungent blue cheeses such as Roquefort, or rich savory starters like artisanal duck pâté.
✨ Technical Specifications
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.
🍾 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