Wehlener Sonnenuhr Riesling Reserve GG Alte Reben
⏳ Drinking Window
2025 - 2045
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Pan-seared sea scallops, roasted pork belly, or classic roasted duck.
✨ Technical Specifications
The Wehlener Sonnenuhr, or 'Sundial of Wehlen,' is one of the Mosel's most legendary vineyards, named after the historic sundial erected in 1842 by Jodocus Pruem to guide vineyard workers. Dr. Loosen's Reserve Grosses Gewaechs (GG) Alte Reben represents the pinnacle of dry Riesling from this iconic site. Sourced from ungrafted, centenarian vines rooted deeply in pure blue Devonian slate, this wine undergoes a traditional vinification process. It is fermented with indigenous yeasts and aged on its full lees for 24 months in traditional 1,000-liter oak Fuder casks, followed by extensive bottle aging. This extended maturation tames the Mosel's fierce acidity, resulting in a dry Riesling of extraordinary depth, characterized by white peach, white flowers, intense flinty minerality, and a rich, texturally complex palate.
🍾 About the Producer
The historic Dr. Loosen estate has been in the Loosen family for over two centuries, situated along the dramatic, slate-lined slopes of the Middle Mosel in Bernkastel-Kues, Germany. Since taking over management in 1988, Ernst Loosen has revitalized the winery by strictly focusing on low yields, meticulous vineyard stewardship, and minimal intervention in the cellar. The estate is blessed with extraordinarily old, ungrafted Riesling vines in legendary Grand Cru (Grosse Lage) vineyards such as Erdener Prälat, Wehlener Sonnenuhr, and Bernkasteler Lay. Dr. Loosen is globally celebrated for producing pure, expressive, and age-worthy Rieslings that range from vibrant dry bottlings to lusciously complex, mineral-laced Prädikat and dessert wines.