Wehlener Sonnenuhr Riesling Reserve GG
⏳ wine.drinking_window
Typically best enjoyed 10 to 30 years from the vintage release, as its structure and extended lees aging allow it to develop magnificent complexity over decades.
🍽️ wine.food_pairings
Roasted pork belly, pan-seared sea bass with lemon-butter sauce, or classic Wiener Schnitzel.
✨ wine.spec_sheet
The Dr. Loosen Wehlener Sonnenuhr Riesling Reserve GG is a monument to the steep, blue Devonian slate slopes of the Mosel. The Sonnenuhr (sundial) vineyard, named after the historic sundial erected in 1842 by Jodocus Prüm to guide vineyard workers, yields 100% Riesling of extraordinary purity. For the Reserve bottling, Ernst Loosen revives traditional Mosel cellar practices, aging the dry wine on its full yeast lees in traditional 1,000-liter oak Fuder casks for a minimum of 24 months, followed by several years of bottle aging before release. This extended maturation imparts a creamy texture, complex structural depth, and a profound integration of the classic Mosel slate minerality and stone fruit characters, resulting in a dry, powerful, yet exquisitely balanced white wine.
🍾 wine.about_producer
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.