Dr. Loosen Kinheimer Rosenberg GG Dry Riesling 2019 (Germany)

Description

• Barrel-fermented
• Dry style
• Rich & dense
• Elegant & energetic

"From the steepest part of the cru and extremely stony soils, the 2019 Kinheimer Rosenberg Riesling GG is pure, intense and dusty yet refined on the currently impenetrable nose. Dense, rich and concentrated but elegant and enormously energetic on the palate, this is a sustainably salty, tensioned and persistent dry Rosenberg that is very promising but needs time to come back" Wine Advocate, Sep 2020

Grosses Gewächs (German equivalent "Great Growth") The GG wines represent the great potential of our dry Mosel Rieslings from Grosse Lage (Grand Cru) vineyards. All of our spontaneously-fermented Grosses Gewächs wines are given a twelvemonth maturing period on the lees in old oak barrels (3000l and 1000l) before bottling. This ensures that the wine has an extra dose of elegance and structure for a long life.

The Kinheimer Rosenberg surrounds the village of Kinheim. Its southfacing exposition and the proximity to the Mosel offer a perfect microclimate, which is resembled by the wine's balance and complexity.

The Mosel Valley’s Iron-rich red slate is less common than the more prolific blue slate found throughout Germany’s Middle Mosel. Red slate is found mostly in the villages of Erden, Ürzig and Kinheim.acidity of Riesling. In addition to the heat-retaining blue slate soil, the vineyards are characterized by incredibly steep slopes, a favorable position near the river and excellent drainage