{"product_id":"2024-wehlener-sonnenuhr-riesling-grosses-gewachs-alte-reben-dr-loosen","title":"Wehlener Sonnenuhr Riesling Grosses Gewächs Alte Reben Dr Loosen 2024","description":"\u003ch3\u003eHow it tastes\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eDry and mineral, with delicate slate and a saline edge beneath fruity, floral aromas. The palate is silky and generous rather than lean, with high acidity carrying a long, piquant finish. Riesling.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eThe producer\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eDr Loosen is one of the top producers in the Mosel, in the same family for over 200 years and a member of the VDP since 1993, with nine estate vineyards classified as Grosse Lagen. Wehlener Sonnenuhr takes its name from the sundial erected on the slope by Jodocus Prüm in 1842, and has almost no topsoil: the roots force their way into broken blue slate, which drains fast, holds heat and gives the wine its mineral edge. These are the estate's oldest vines in Wehlen, ungrafted and at least 130 years old, cropped at a maximum of 50hl\/ha. Fruit was picked and sorted by hand, pressed gently and fermented spontaneously with natural yeasts in oak fuder of 1,000 and 3,000 litres, then left on its lees without bâtonnage for twelve months before a light filtration. The 2024 season was hard in the Mosel, with early bud break, April frost, hail and a cool wet summer cutting the crop, but the mid-September fruit came in remarkably healthy, with lively fruit and balancing freshness.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFood and drinking\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eServe at 10-12°C. Good with Dover sole, roast chicken with herbs, slow-cooked pork belly, or a Thai green curry. Drinking well now and through to around 2040, with no decanting needed. Suitable for vegetarians and vegans.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dr Loosen","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58475842699647,"sku":"HNW-4706824A","price":40.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0551\/4192\/4998\/files\/4706824A.jpg?v=1789917299","url":"https:\/\/www.edkawines.com\/products\/2024-wehlener-sonnenuhr-riesling-grosses-gewachs-alte-reben-dr-loosen","provider":"Edka Wines","version":"1.0","type":"link"}