Dr Loosen Wehlener Sonnenuhr Riesling Spatlese 2021

Dr Loosen Wehlener Sonnenuhr Riesling Spatlese 2021

 

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Wehlener Sonnenuhr Riesling Spatlese 2021
  • Vintage : 2021
  • Country : Germany
  • Region : Mosel
  • Subregion
  • Type : White
  • Style Medium Bodied Aromatic Dry
  • Format : 75cl
  • Alcohol :
  • Grappes : 100% Riesling

A supremely elegant and delicate Riesling from the rocky, blue slate soil of the legendary “sundial” vineyard.

Experts Score Vintage
JS James Suckling 93 2021
WE Wine Enthusiast 93 2021
RP Robert Parker 92 2021
WS Wine Spectator 90 2019
VN Vinous (Antonio Galloni) 92 2018
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The famous Sonnenuhr vineyard, in the village of Wehlen, produces the quintessential Mosel Riesling: elegant and refined, with a racy texture and endless charm. This precipitously steep and rocky vineyard yields some of the most elegant and sophisticated white wines in the world.

The distinctive blue slate soil gives the wines a delicate, crisp acidity that perfectly balances the pure peach and lemon fruit. It’s a lively wine that dances gracefully on the palate

James Suckling (JS) : 93 Points (2021)
The ripe white peach and lemon zest freshness fill out this elegant, mid-weight spatlese. So clean and bright, but also good structure beneath the waterline. The strident acidity of the vintage is barely perceptible here, except at the really crisp long finish.

Wine Enthusiast (WE) : 93 Points (2021)
There is a beautiful harmony in this white, between the well-defined flavors of apricot, cantaloupe, baked pear and allspice, and its prominent acidity that lends it a vivid structure. The texture is sleek and the finish is long, luscious and filled with marzipan paste. It is so delicious now, but with 5-10 years, this will be a real beauty

Robert Parker (RP) : 92 Points (2021)
The 2021 Wehlener Sonnenuhr Spätlese is clear, bright and fresh on the lemony-scented nose that reveals lemon and grapefruit zest and flinty as well as reductive notes. Lush and savory on the palate, this is an elegant and luscious Spätlese still dominated by the sulfur dosage but very promising in its balanced juiciness and elegance.Barrel Sample: 90-92

Wine Spectator (WS) : 90 Points (2019)
Vivid and well-defined, this white punctuates its peach, green apple and lime flavors with brisk acidity. Ends with a crisp, mouthwatering finish. Best from 2024 through 2042. (10/2021)

Vinous (Antonio Galloni) (VN) : 92 Points (2018)
Honeysuckle, heliotrope and peony serve for sweet, musky perfume that mingles with predictable scents of apple. The midpalate is flatteringly creamy but not lacking for primary juiciness, and exhibits inner-mouth florality consistent with the nose. The finish is soothing but also refreshing, with billowing floral perfume, a saliva-liberating hint of salinity and an undertone of wet stone. Drinking window: 2020 - 2040

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VN
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Dr Loosen Wehlener Sonnenuhr Riesling Spatlese 2021 Reviewed by James Suckling 30-03-2023 . Score: 4.5