Dr. Loosen, Urziger Wurzgarten, Riesling, Auslese Goldkapsel 2002 (375ml) Burgundy Rouge Just a touch lean perhaps

Just a touch lean perhaps

but my money is on it being in the top handful of Syrahs ever made by Manfred

This is not a big Bonnes Mares but there is muscle present all the same and it will require a few years in the cellar first to really display its full potential

While more known for his top-flight Northern Rhone efforts

whose curiosity and drive have further soldified the domaine’s place in the upper echelon of the wine world

Dr. Loosen, Urziger Wurzgarten, Riesling, Auslese Goldkapsel 2002 (375ml) Burgundy Rouge Just a touch lean perhapsDr. Loosen is a 200 year old estate in Mosel, Germany. Ernest Loosen took over the family estate in 1988 and has continued to improve the already noteworthy Rieslings made at Dr. Loosen. The estate includes six Grand Cru vineyards and produces white wines that range from sweet to dry. Gault Millau annual guide to German wines named Ernest Loosen German winemaker of the year in 2001. Wine writer Jancis Robinson has written that Ernie Loosen has single