Dr. Loosen Riesling Red Slate Dry 2023 NO20230816 citrus blossom

citrus blossom

from one of its most extreme vineyards

Back Road Vineyard

Yuzu and sansho peppercorn brighten things up

Personality (winemaker’s note): “Dry and clear

Dr. Loosen Riesling Red Slate Dry 2023 NO20230816 citrus blossomProof that the Mosel makes serious dry Riesling, not just sweet wine. 'Red Slate' comes off the iron rich red slate soils found in parts of the Mosel, which tend to give riper, rounder, more orchard fruited Riesling than the steely blue slate sites. Dr. Loosen's Ernie Loosen farms old ungrafted vines and works with native yeast fermentations and minimal intervention. This is fully dry (trocken), fermented in stainless and traditional oak Fuder to stay