Urziger Wurzgarten Riesling Trockenbeerenauslese
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Extremely long-lived. While approachable in its youth for its intense primary fruit, this Trockenbeerenauslese typically reaches its peak between 20 to 60 years from the vintage, and can easily cellar for a century under proper conditions.
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Classic blue cheeses such as Roquefort or Stilton, rich foie gras, and fruit-based desserts like peach cobbler or apple tarte tatin.
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The Urziger Wurzgarten, or 'spice garden of Urzig,' is one of the Mosel's most dramatic and legendary vineyards. Rising precipitously from the river, its unique red volcanic soils and red slate set it apart from the blue slate found elsewhere in the region, imparting a famously exotic, spicy, and tropical character to the Riesling grapes. Dr. Loosen's Trockenbeerenauslese represents the absolute pinnacle of sweet winemaking. Crafted only in exceptional vintages, it requires painstaking hand-harvesting of individual grapes shriveled by noble rot to a raisin-like state. This labor-intensive process yields a nectar of astonishing concentration, where rich sweetness is perfectly balanced by the Mosel's trademark electric acidity. The estate, managed by the charismatic Ernst Loosen, champions these ungrafted, ancient vines to produce a wine of historical depth and peerless complexity.
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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.