Urziger Wurzgarten Riesling GG
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Typically best enjoyed 5 to 15 years from the vintage, though exceptional vintages can easily cellar for 20 years or more as they develop complex petrol, honeyed, and waxen characters.
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Spicy Thai or Vietnamese cuisine, roasted pork belly with five-spice, and seared sea scallops with ginger-infused sauces.
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The Urziger Wurzgarten, or 'spice garden of Urzig,' is one of the Mosel's most dramatic and legendary vineyards. Rising like a sheer amphitheater of red volcanic, iron-rich slate—a striking geological anomaly in a region dominated by blue slate—this vineyard yields Rieslings of singular intensity. Dr. Ernst Loosen crafts this Grosses Gewachs (GG) from extremely old, ungrafted vines, some exceeding a century in age. Fermented with indigenous yeasts in traditional 1,000-liter oak Fuder casks and aged on the lees, this dry Riesling beautifully marries the vineyard's signature exotic, wild-herb spiciness with opulent tropical fruit notes and a fiery, mineral-driven acidity.
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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.