Dr. Loosen, Urziger Wurzgarten Riesling Alte Reben GG Reserve

Dr. Loosen, Urziger Wurzgarten Riesling Alte Reben GG ReserveNA

There's nothing shy about this

I have no doubt the 2016 will blossom in bottle

An attractively fresh nose is comprised of extract of plum and dark pinot fruit that is liberally laced with floral and spice nuances that are trimmed in subtle oak hints

with ripe Chardonnay from the Côtes de Blancs now just hinting at toastiness

This offers fine potential though note that it’s going to require at least a decade of keeping to arrive at its apogee

tension-filled and strikingly persistent finale

all wrapped in a highly complex

but I believe that what he calls “fluke” is really intuition

An intensely floral nose also displays notes of various red berry fruit and discreet hints of anise and sandalwood

pit fruit and candied ginger flavors

but it is the wine’s silkiness that elevates it into the realm of the truly sublime

although its blue clay a