2016 Dr. Loosen Wehlener Sonnenuhr Im Laychen Riesling GG Alte Reben Reserve [JS94]

Producer: Dr. Loosen 
Region: Mosel, Germany 
Varietal: Riesling 
Year: 2016 

James Suckling, 94 Points 

"Brimming with red gooseberry and white peach character this is sleek and elegant with an unobtrusive structure that drives this forward with considerable energy. Wonderful herbal freshness at the long, positively tannic finish. Drink or hold." 

Mosel Fine Wines, 94 Points 

"The 2016er Wehlener Sonnenuhr Im Laychen Réserve Alte Reben, as it is referred to on the main label (the reference to GG is left for the back label), is made from very old un-grafted 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. It offers a beautiful nose of flowers, fine spices, and juicy herbal elements. The wine is superbly racy and playful on the palate and proves incredibly multi-layered and juicy in the long finish. The aftertaste is subtle, persistent, and multi-faceted. While already approachable, it will be even more refined and airy in a few years, when it will have fully matured. What a great dry Riesling in the making. Drink 2026-2041."

Alcohol: 12.5% 

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