Dr Loosen - Wehlener Sonnenuhr Im Laychen GG Reserve Riesling 2018 750ml

"The 2018 Riesling Wehlener Sonnenuhr Im Laychen Grosses Gewächs Réserve Alte Reben is a late release. The wine is from the oldest parcel Loosen owns on this site. It has been owned by the Loosens since 1911. The wine spent two years on lees in Fuder and four years in bottle before release. Notions of juicy, fine, tart apple blend with exquisitely aromatic lime and lemon oil against a backdrop of cool slate and the merest echo of freshly toasted white bread and slight smoke. The longer it breathes, the more lifted and aromatic it gets. The palate is like a balm – serene, limpid and concentrated, with the inherent elegance of the Wehlener Sonnenuhr and its statuesque structure and inherent serenity. Both the slenderness and freshness are astonishing for the hot 2018 summer and so surprising youthful and long with that citrus elegance. Wow. 96 points." - Anne Krebiehl MW, Vinous (March 2024)

"The 2018er Wehlener Sonnenuhr Im Laychen Réserve Alte Reben, as it is referred to on the front label (the reference to GG is left for the back label and GGR is engraved on the bottle), was made from very old ungrafted vines in the prime Laychen (central part) sector of the vineyard and was fermented in oak with ambient yeasts and aged on its gross lees for 24 months before being bottled. The wine offers a beautiful nose made of white peach, herbs, fine spices, and smoke. It is gorgeously playful and elegant on the palate, where the subtle creamy spiciness is enhanced by a great sense of fruity floweriness. The finish is silky, multi-layered, and hugely long. This is a gorgeous dry Riesling! Now-2038. 95 points." - Mosel Fine Wine

Vegan friendly.

Style / Variety: Riesling
Region: Mosel, Germany
ABV: 12.5%
Vol: 750ml