Wehlener Sonnenuhr Riesling Eiswein Nr64
⏳ Drinking Window
2023 - 2055
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Classic blue cheeses such as Roquefort or Stilton, fruit-based desserts like apple tart or pear tarte tatin, and rich savory delicacies like foie gras or artisanal terrines.
✨ Technical Specifications
Hailing from the legendary, precipitous blue slate slopes of the Wehlener Sonnenuhr (Sundial of Wehlen) vineyard, this rare Eiswein from Dr. Loosen represents the pinnacle of Mosel winemaking artistry. The vineyard itself is named after the historic sundial erected in 1842 by Jodocus Pruem to guide the daily rhythms of the vineyard workers. To produce this liquid gold, 100% Riesling grapes are left on the vine into the freezing depths of winter, harvested by hand in the pre-dawn hours at temperatures of -7 degrees Celsius or lower. Pressing the grapes while still frozen coaxes out a highly concentrated, luscious nectar, leaving the water behind as ice. This extreme process yields a wine of profound sweetness balanced by a vibrant, electric acidity, showcasing intense notes of candied citrus, honeyed stone fruits, and a distinct slate minerality.
🍾 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