Wehlener Sonnenuhr Riesling Trockenbeerenauslese
⏳ Drinking Window
2025 - 2075
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Classic blue cheeses such as Roquefort, rich foie gras, or fruit-based desserts like apricot tarts and peach galettes.
✨ Technical Specifications
Crafted by the legendary Ernst Loosen, this rare nectar originates from the iconic Wehlener Sonnenuhr (the 'Sundial of Wehlen') vineyard in the Mosel valley. The steep, south-facing slope of pure blue Devonian slate yields Riesling of unmatched elegance. The vineyard is named after the historic sundial erected in 1842 by Jodocus Prüm. To produce this Trockenbeerenauslese, individual berries shriveled by noble rot (Botrytis cinerea) are meticulously hand-harvested late in the autumn. The resulting wine is an incredibly concentrated, viscous elixir where intense honeyed sweetness is balanced by the Mosel's trademark electric acidity, offering complex notes of dried apricot, saffron, and wild honey.
🍾 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.
🍇 Grape Varieties
100% Riesling