Urziger Wurzgarten Riesling Auslese Goldkapsel Nr29
⏳ Drinking Window
2026 - 2065
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Classic blue cheeses such as Roquefort, rich duck liver pate, and fruit-based desserts like apple tarte tatin.
✨ Technical Specifications
The Urziger Wurzgarten, or 'spice garden of Urzig,' is one of the Mosel's most iconic vineyards, famous for its striking red volcanic sandstone and slate soils that stand in stark contrast to the region's typical blue slate. This unique terroir imparts a famously exotic, spicy character to the 100% Riesling wines grown here. Dr. Loosen's Auslese Goldkapsel represents an ultra-selective harvest of botrytis-affected grapes from ancient, ungrafted vines. The 'Goldkapsel' (gold capsule) denotes a wine of auction-grade richness and concentration, balancing luscious sweetness with a vibrant, electric acidity that preserves its freshness for decades. Legend has it that the vineyard's name originates from a historical monastery garden, but today it is synonymous with some of the most complex, age-worthy sweet wines in the world.
🍾 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