Dr Loosen needs no introduction to lovers of Riesling worldwide. Ernst Loosen has worked tirelessly over the past couple of decades to sell the virtues of German Riesling.
From the heatwave 2003 vintage, Loosen’s Graacher Himmelreich Auslese was approached with some trepidation. Reviews of this wine have not been particularly positive. Although not particularly complex, it is far from shot as a 15 year old.
Approaching full maturity, the wine is medium sweet with apple and pear orchard to the fore. It doesn’t boast a huge amount of acidity, but is certainly not flat or flabby. It made a perfectly decent match to roast pork belly.
2003 DR LOOSEN GRAACHER HIMMELREICH RIESLING AUSLESE
Producer: Dr Loosen
Variety: Riesling
Region: Mosel, Germany
ABV: 8.5%
Closure: Natural cork
Retail Price: N/a
Date tasted: 21 April 2018
Tasting Note:
Bright golden yellow. Evolved nose of red apples, Beaurre Bosc pear and honey. Medium sweet, round and soft, quite simple and linear, but not without interest. Pear and baked apple with the barest hint of citrus zest. Freshens up with aeration.
Score: 15.5/20
From the heatwave 2003 vintage, Loosen’s Graacher Himmelreich Auslese was approached with some trepidation. Reviews of this wine have not been particularly positive. Although not particularly complex, it is far from shot as a 15 year old.
Approaching full maturity, the wine is medium sweet with apple and pear orchard to the fore. It doesn’t boast a huge amount of acidity, but is certainly not flat or flabby. It made a perfectly decent match to roast pork belly.
2003 DR LOOSEN GRAACHER HIMMELREICH RIESLING AUSLESEProducer: Dr Loosen
Variety: Riesling
Region: Mosel, Germany
ABV: 8.5%
Closure: Natural cork
Retail Price: N/a
Date tasted: 21 April 2018
Tasting Note:
Bright golden yellow. Evolved nose of red apples, Beaurre Bosc pear and honey. Medium sweet, round and soft, quite simple and linear, but not without interest. Pear and baked apple with the barest hint of citrus zest. Freshens up with aeration.
Score: 15.5/20
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