2022 Technical Specifications

Classification VDP.GROSSES GEWÄCHSVDP.GROSSES GEWÄCHS (GG)
Region Mosel
Tasting Notes James Suckling/Stuart Pigott, September 2023: flinty and smoky, energetic and juicy, with racy acidity, increasing slate character, bright citrus and tree-fruit aromas, and a long, vivid finish.
Critics Ratings 94

2020 Technical Specifications

Drinking Window 2024–2033
Classification VDP.GROSSES GEWÄCHSVDP.GROSSES GEWÄCHS (GG), dry
Region Mosel
Sites Gewann Oberm Ofenpfad and Unterm Brauneserweg
Indigenous Yeast Yes
Oak Types Oak; type not specified
Production Details Fruit came from the Gewann Oberm Ofenpfad and Unterm Brauneserweg parcels. The wine underwent ambient-yeast fermentation and was aged in oak for 12 months. The assessment was made from a cask sample ready for bottling.
Tasting Notes Mosel Fine Wines, November 2021, pre-bottling cask sample: reductive and herbal, with white flowers, vineyard peach and coconut; racy and focused, with a long, light, zesty and spicy finish and slight unresolved tartness.

2019 Technical Specifications

Drinking Window 2024–2034
Classification VDP.GROSSES GEWÄCHSVDP.GROSSES GEWÄCHS (GG), dry
Region Mosel
Sites Gewann Oberm Ofenpfad and Unterm Brauneserweg
Indigenous Yeast Yes
Oak Types Oak; type not specified
Production Details Fruit came from the Gewann Oberm Ofenpfad and Unterm Brauneserweg parcels. The wine underwent ambient-yeast fermentation and was aged in oak for 12 months.
Tasting Notes Mosel Fine Wines, October 2020: pear, starfruit, blueberry, cassis, earthy cardamom, floral notes and smoke; creamy, juicy palate with herbs, spices, lemon zest and pear on the long finish.

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Producer Information

Website
Address
St. Johannishof,54470 Bernkastel-Kues
Phone
+49 (0)6531/3426
Owner
Ernst Loosen
Cellarmaster
Bernhard Schug