The fact that our jaws dropped when we tasted the Riesling Erdener Prälat GG Reserve of 2014 by the emblematic Ernst Loosen, may not much of an argument. So we'll also tell you that it has scored 96 pts by both James Suckling and Robert Parker's Wine Advocate and 97pts (!!!) by Dacenter!
Erdener's Pralat vineyard is considered by many to be the best site of Mosel, because of its very old (over 100 years old) ungrafted vines, its red slate soils and the most perfect conditions for grape ripening. The GG classification on the label, means Grosses Gewächs (Grand Cru) and confirms its top notch origin!
The terroir leaves its imprint on the wine and adds a very intense mineral character and that is what makes it so special. The wine ferments with indigenous yeasts in old oak barrels of 1000 liters and ages with its lees for 24 months. Then it is bottled and aged in the cellar of the winery for at least one year.
If you want to taste a really great Riesling, you are at the right place at the right time!
