Mönchhof Ürziger Würzgarten Riesling Spätlese 2008

Delicious.The moderate sweetness and intense apricot, mango and lime notes are punctuated by a racy structure. Vanilla cream and mineral flavors add complexity, and it’s all precisely balanced and long. Food Affinity: Rich food with sweetness and or spiciness in the preparation (i.e. pork tenderloin with caramelized onions reduction, raspberry ... more

Mönchhof Ürziger Würzgarten Riesling Kabinett 2008

Grown on various types of slate in the top vineyard site of the Ürziger Würzgarten, the wine displays spicy peach elements, with beautiful elegance in the fruity attack and rich minerality on the palate; packed full of flavor yet light and refreshing. A picture-book Riesling. Great to enjoy on its ... more

Mönchhof Erdener Pralat Riesling Auslese 2008

Wines of our Wine Estates are preciousnesses. Fruitful flavour, slight body and with the refreshing style of large Mosel riesling wines. They convince connoisseurs and critics in Germany and in all the world. Highly reputed wine houses and international importers trust in the high level of our wine culture. more

Weingut Karlsmuhle Kaseler Nies'chen Riesling Kabinett 2006

There are comments to the effect Ruwer Rieslings can show improbable spice notes; well, this one could easily be mistaken for a really exquisite Scheurebe; cassis, apple-blossom, cinnamon and sage abound in a fragrance of amazing refinement; the palate is crazy-long and solid as a paperweight; the sweetness is perfectly ... more

Dr. Loosen Erdener Prälat Riesling Auslese 2006

A small slice of perfection, the four-acre Erdener Prälat produces some of the greatest wines in the Mosel valley. It has 100 percent south-facing red slate soil and an extraordinarily warm microclimate, yielding wines of unequaled power and nobility. The vineyard’s exposure, combined with the warming effect of the river ... more

Dr. Loosen Erdener Treppchen Riesling Spatlese 2007

Long ago, stone steps were built into this vineyard's steep hillside to help workers reach the vines. The iron-infused, red slate soil produces wines that are muscular and complex, with an intense mineral finish. Wines from Erdener Treppchen are more like a powerful, hard-body rock climber than the graceful ballet ... more

Mönchhof Estate Riesling 2008

A blend of the fruit from Roberts’s Ürzig, Zeltingen, and Erden properties. Wonderful iron mineral details in the nose. On the palate, the wine exhibits a refreshing citrus component with pear and white peach fruit. Perhaps the juiciest QbA Robert has produced to date. The fruit is bright, focused and ... more

Mönchhof Erdener Pralat Riesling Auslese 2006

The Monchhof 2006 Erdener Pralat Riesling Auslese is typically full of tangerine, orange, sassafras and honey, and typically creamy – except even more so this year. Caramel and nut brittle character wells up on the palate, adding to the sense of richness, and there is also a candied aspect to ... more

Joh. Jos. Prum Wehlener Sonnenuhr Riesling Auslese 2004

The Prüm family has lived in the center of the Mittelmosel region for more than 400 years. It was here that Joh. Jos. Prüm established his estate in 1911. The estate has become famous for top-quality Rieslings which are fresh and rich in taste, low in alcohol and are attractive ... more

Joh. Jos. Christoffel Urziger Wurzgarten Riesling Spatlese 2006

Everything one can wish from great wine is lavished on these: depth, clarity, complexity, buoyancy, purity and ineffable beauty. The estate is tiny, and has been discovered! Dashingly aromatic, brilliant luster of flavor, inchoate depth which begs for study. The kinds of wines you keep adding to your notes on; ... more

Fritz Haag Brauneberger Juffer Sonnenuhr Riesling Spätlese 2007

Crystalline and focused, showing peach, nectarine, lime, slate and savory notes. The vibrant structure lifts the fruit as this stays concentrated and balanced through the long, saline- and mineral-inflected aftertaste. Drink now through 2028.,  more

Dr. Loosen Urziger Wurzgarten Riesling Beerenauslese 2005

Blazing red and insanely steep, the Ürziger Würzgarten vineyard fills the picturesque amphitheater formed by this dramatic bend in the river. Although it’s directly adjacent to the vineyards of Erden, it produces a completely different kind of wine, with exotic, spicy aromas and a mesmerizing earthiness. No other vineyard on ... more