Urziger Wurzgarten Riesling BA
⏳ wine.drinking_window
Typically best enjoyed from 10 to 40+ years after the vintage, as its intense sweetness and vibrant acidity allow it to evolve gracefully over decades.
🍽️ wine.food_pairings
Classic blue cheeses such as Roquefort, fruit-based desserts like pear tart or peach galette, and rich savory starters like artisanal duck pate.
✨ wine.spec_sheet
Crafted by the visionary Ernst Loosen, the Urziger Wurzgarten Riesling Beerenauslese is a monumental sweet wine born from one of the Mosel's most dramatic vineyards. The 'spice garden' of Urzig is a dizzyingly steep, amphitheater-like slope defined by its rare, iron-rich red volcanic soil and slate, a geological anomaly in a region dominated by blue slate. This unique terroir imparts a famously exotic, fiery spice and vibrant tropical fruit character to the Riesling. To produce this Beerenauslese, harvest workers painstakingly hand-select individual grapes shriveled by noble rot (Botrytis cinerea). This meticulous process concentrates the sugars, acids, and complex flavors, resulting in a luscious, nectar-like wine balanced by the Mosel's signature electric acidity. It is a testament to centuries of steep-slope viticulture and the legendary winemaking heritage of the Middle Mosel.
🍾 wine.about_producer
The historic Dr. Loosen estate, located in Bernkastel-Kues in the Mosel region of Germany, has been in the same family for over two centuries. Since taking ownership in 1988, Ernst Loosen has propelled the winery to international acclaim by focusing on the estate's extraordinary heritage of ungrafted, old Riesling vines—some over 120 years old—situated in historic grand cru sites such as Erdener Pr$lat, $rziger W$rzgarten, and Bernkasteler Lay. The winery's philosophy centers on minimalist winemaking and a deep respect for the region's diverse slate soils, which yield intensely mineral-driven, expressive wines. Dr. Loosen is globally renowned for its precise, elegant Rieslings, spanning from dry (Trocken) styles to exquisitely concentrated sweet expressions like Auslese, Beerenauslese, and rare Eisweins.