Wehlener Sonnenuhr Riesling Reserve GG
⏳ Drinking Window
2022 - 2035
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Roasted pork belly, pan-seared sea bass with lemon-butter sauce, or classic Wiener Schnitzel.
✨ Technical Specifications
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.
🍾 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.