Urziger Wurzgarten Riesling Auslese Goldkapsel Nr55
⏳ Drinking Window
2026 - 2065
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Classic blue cheeses such as Roquefort, rich foie gras or savory terrines, and moderately spicy glazed pork belly or aromatic Sichuan dishes.
✨ Technical Specifications
Crafted by the legendary Ernst Loosen, the Urziger Wurzgarten Riesling Auslese Goldkapsel is a sublime expression of one of the Mosel's most dramatic vineyards. Unlike the blue slate typical of the region, the 'spice garden' of Urzig is defined by a striking red volcanic soil rich in iron. This unique terroir, combined with ungrafted vines that are over a century old, imparts an intensely exotic, spicy, and tropical character to the wine. The 'Goldkapsel' designation signifies an elite selection of botrytized grapes, harvested by hand at peak concentration. Fermented in traditional large oak casks, this Auslese balances luscious sweetness with a vibrant, electric acidity that prevents it from ever feeling heavy, carrying a legendary reputation for complexity and longevity.
🍾 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.
🍇 Grapes
100% Riesling