One of the famed Mosel estates, Ernst Loosen assumed ownership of Dr. Loosen in 1988, and since then has been wholly focused on producing world-class Riesling. He was the only one of his siblings interested in taking over the winery and Ernst focused on becoming one of the regions top winemakers, as he completed his studies at Germany’s renowned winemaking school in Geisenheim and then completed a self directed review of the great wines of the world including Austria, to Burgundy and Alsace, even to California. He wanted to visit these great winemaking regions and learn from other top winemakers.
Dr. Loosen collaborates with Chateau Ste. Michelle for more than a decade and helps produce what is year after year one of Washington’s top Rieslings, the Chateau Ste. Michelle ‘Eroica’ Riesling. His wines are a pillar of consistency, as you can find their top value ‘Blue Slate’ Kabinett in Costco warehouses across the United States.
For his wines Dr. Loosen sources from some of the Mosel’s top vineyards including the Wehlener Sonnenuhr and the Urziger Wurzgarten. The new wines were sensational and I love the 2023 Dr. Loosen ‘Blue Slate’ Riesling (OB, 91) which is vibrant with serious nerve. Run, don’t walk to find the 2022 Dr. Loosen ‘GG Wehlener Sonnenuhr’ Riesling (OB, 96) which is one of the great GG wines that I have tasted in the past year. This beauty will easily cellar for another twenty years. Learn more about this famed winery at https://drloosen.com Here are the beautiful new wines by Dr. Loosen
NV Dr. Lo Riesling (alcohol removed)- Green apple, peach and shades of lemon zest all combine on the palate with good minerality. Drink 2025-2028- 88
2023 Dr. Loosen Riesling- The 2023 Dr. Loosen Riesling offers peach and mango flavors that parade with good tension on the palate. A killer value, enjoy now. Drink 2025-2030- 89
2023 Dr. Loosen ‘Dry’ Riesling- Made in the ‘Trocken’ style, the 2023 Dr. Loosen ‘Dry’ Riesling offers white grapefruit zest, kiwi and wet stone on the palate. Enjoy this mineral-driven Riesling now and over the next few years. Drink 2025-2030- 90
2023 Dr. Loosen ‘Red Slate’ Riesling- The 2023 ‘Red Slate’ is tension-laden Riesling that delivers loads of minerality, alongside juicy green apple and pear flavors, with stony undertones. A killer value. Drink 2025-2030- 91
2023 Dr. Loosen ‘Blue Slate’ Kabinett Riesling- The 2023 ‘Blue Slate’ is an incredible wine for the price. Crushed wet rock and mango flavors parade with copious minerals, marzipan and baked apple notes. Drink 2025-2030- 91
2023 Dr. Loosen ‘Wehlener Sonnenuhr’ Riesling Kabinett- Translated as ‘sundial’ this location ice set on blue slate, as this 2023 Riesling Kabinett opens with a bueaitufl bouquet of star jasmine, wet gravel and Japanese pear with lemon blossom accents. The palate is beautifully tension-filled with good richness and a kiss of peach and pear sweetness. Drink 2025-2035- 93
2023 Dr. Loosen ‘Erdener Treppchen’ Kabinett Riesling- This 2023 ‘Kabinette’ delivers a terrific mouthfeel, with loads of minerals. Candied ginger and papaya notes mark the palate alongside dense melon fruits. Enjoy now and over the next eight to ten years. Drink 2025-2032- 92
2023 Dr. Loosen ‘Erdener Treppchen’ Spatlase Riesling- This 2023 ‘Spatlase’ Riesling delivers sweet peach and apple flavors that combine with ginger and shades of pie crust on the palate. Stony and soft on the approach, enjoy now and over the next eight plus years. Drink 2025-2032- 92
2023 Dr. Loosen ‘Urziger Wurzgarten’ Spatlase Riesling- The delicious 2023 Dr. Loosen ‘Urziger Wurzgarten’ Spatlase Riesling delvers Sprite and orange zest water flavors that cascade together with rich peach and copious minerals on the palate.
2022 Dr. Loosen ‘GG Erdener Treppchen’ Riesling- The brilliant 2022 Dr. Loosen ‘GG Erdener Treppchen’ Riesling offers a beautiful bouquet with kerosene, papaya, and shades of shortbread on the nose, with lemon rind accents. The palate is rich and viscous with serious weight and verve. A gorgeous wine now at the three year mark, this has a long way to go in the cellar. Drink 2025-2040- 94
2022 Dr. Loosen ‘GG Wehlener Sonnenuhr’ Riesling- The outstanding 2022 Dr. Loosen ‘GG Wehlener Sonnenuhr’ Riesling offers white peach and juicy cantaloupe notes on the nose alongside heated oil, and white flowers. The palate is rich and spicy with terrific weight and tension that feeds the core of melon, orchard and citrus fruits. A total knockout to enjoy now, enjoy over the next twenty plus years. Drink 2025-2044- 96
2022 Dr. Loosen ‘GG Graacher Domprobst’ Riesling- The 2022 Dr. Loosen ‘GG Graacher Domprobst’ Riesling comes from the town of Graach, a picturesque site on the Mosel River. This edition is laden with minerality, offering loads of lemon/lime flavors that combine with green apple and shades of orange blossom water. A stunning wine now, watch this evolve over the next twenty years. Drink 2025-2044- 95
2023 Dr. Loosen ‘Wehlener Sonnenuhr’ Auslese Riesling- Golden in the glass, the 2023 Dr. Loosen ‘GG Wehlener Sonnenuhr’ Auslese Riesling shows off juicy nectarine and orange marmalade on the nose alongside suggestions of lychee and Macadamia nut, with stony accents. The palate is dense and packed full of citrus and melon flavors, with lemon rind accents and copious minerals. Drink 2025-2040- 94
2023 Dr. Loosen ‘Urziger Wurzgarten’ Auslese Riesling- The 2023 Urziger Wurzgarten’ Auslese Riesling offers loads of juicy peach and pear flavors alongside shades of sweetened Sprite soda. Showing good density and nerve, enjoy over the next fifteen plus years. Drink 2025-2040- 93