Urziger Wurzgarten Riesling Spatlese Auktion Nr46
⏳ Drinking Window
2025 - 2045
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Spicy Thai or Sichuan cuisine, roasted duck with a fruit glaze, and aged blue cheeses.
✨ Technical Specifications
Hailing from the legendary, amphitheater-like cliffs of the Urziger Wurzgarten (the 'spice garden of Urzig'), this rare auction bottling represents the zenith of Dr. Loosen's winemaking artistry. Unlike the typical blue slate of the Mosel, the Wurzgarten is blessed with a unique, iron-rich red volcanic soil and slate mix. This distinct terroir infuses the Riesling with an exotic, wildly complex profile of wild berries, tropical fruits, and a signature fiery spice reminiscent of cardamom and ginger. As an 'Auktion' wine, this Spatlese is a highly exclusive, small-lot selection sourced from ancient, ungrafted vines, crafted specifically for the prestigious annual VDP wine auctions. It stands as a testament to Erni Loosen's commitment to preserving the historic, noble character of Mosel Riesling.
🍾 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