Germany

2010 Dr Loosen Urziger Wurzgarten Riesling Kabinett

"Blazing red and insanely steep, the Ürziger Würzgarten (ERTS-ih-ger VERTS-gar-ten) 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 the Mosel produces wines so bursting with tropical fruit flavors. The estate’s oldest vines are found here"

2009 Donnhoff Niederhauser Hermannshohle Spatlese

Amongst the four brilliant Spätlesen that I tasted in 2009 from Helmut Dönnhoff, the Hermannshöhle is the pick of the litter this year. The wine offers up a brilliantly crystalline bouquet of sweet grapefruit, orange, a touch of wild yeasts, simply stunning minerality, citrus zest, dried flowers and just a brief glimpse of the petrol to come with bottle age. On the palate the wine is deep, medium-full and extremely long and dancing, with a great core, laser-like focus and magical length and grip on the seamless and utterly refined finish. A great, great wine. 2015-2040. 96."Martin Gillman View from the Cellar

2006 Donnhoff Niederhauser Hermannshohle Riesling Beerenaus.

2006 Willi Schaefer Graacher Himmelreich Beerenauslese

2009 Donnhoff Dellchen Dry

"The first of the stunning lineup of Grosses Gewächs in the cellars this year shown by Herr Dönnhoff was the magical Dellchen. This wine displays utterly profound depth in its aromatic mélange of sweet grapefruit, oranges, wild yeasts, glorious slate tones, citrus oils, incipient notes of petrol and a distinctive, smoky topnote. On the palate the wine is deep, full-bodied and utterly refined, as it simply dances across the palate. The wine is rock solid at the core, delivers snappy acids, laser-like focus and a huge, racy and impeccably balanced finish that goes on and on and on. A great wine. 2013-2035+. 94+."Martin Gillman

2008 Donnhoff Oberhauser Bruke Spatlese

Was $87. "The 2008 Spatlese from Oberhauser Brucke is also beautiful in this vintage, which should come as no surprise to long-time fans of this great vineyard in the hands of Helmut Donnhoff. The bouquet is deep, vibrant and complex, as it offers up a fine melange of orange, apple, spice tones, slate, apple blossoms and a dramatic topnote of wild yeasts. On the palate the wine is medium-full, pure and very crystalline, with a rock solid core of fruit, perfect focus and a very long, racy and filigreed finish. A terrific and very classic bottle of Spatlese in the making. 2015-2040. 94."Martin Gillman "Creamy, quite explosively mineral on the nose. Lovely purity and history in this wine. So communicative. Everything in balance. Just wonderful stuff. Not that sweet. You're not really conscious of the sugar level because it just seems to be in balance."18/20 Jancis Robinson

2009 Donnhoff Hermannshole dry

"The 2009 Grosses Gewächs bottling from the Hermannshöhle is pure magic, and will compete with the 2007 as the finest dry wine yet produced by Herr Dönnhoff from this vineyard. In fact, it will be very interesting to chart the progress of these two vintages from the Hermannshöhle as the years go by, for both wines are absolutely brilliant. My gut instinct suggests that perhaps the 2009er will nose out the great 2007er, based on its even more elegant aromatic and flavor profile. In any event, the great nose offers up scents of pink grapefruit, lime, orange, plenty of wild yeasts, an intense base of slate, dried flowers and citrus peel. On the palate the wine is deep, full-bodied, long and racy, with perfect focus and balance, a great core of fruit, seamless, brisk acids and simply a blade of fruit and minerality on the long and stunning finish. A great wine that does not quite start out life with quite the same sizzle as the 2007 version, and yet, despite its slightly lower score, I suspect that this may ultimately be the longer-lived wine when all is said and done and may just edge out the 2007 twenty years down the road. 2015-2040+. 96+."MartinGillman View from the cellar

2008 Dr.Loosen Riesling Eiswein ( 187ml )

A great way to try one of worlds truely outstanding riesling- remember its only 187ml." Loosen’s generic 2008 Riesling Eiswein prickles with radish and lemon peel on the nose as well as its very sweet, honeyed palate. So low in alcohol it is barely legally wine, this displays a striking sense of near-weightlessness and an impression of lemon meringue glazed with quince preserves that persists with accompanying sharp impingement that is undeniably invigorating if a tad unruly. I would plan on drinking this over the next 3-5 years. It offers an excellent introduction to a genre ordinarily unapproachably expensive for most wine lovers, and its strong sense of both sweetness and acidity should render it interesting for accompanying certain desserts." 90/100 Parker

2010 Dr Loosen Erdner Treppchen Auslese

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 dancer of Wehlener Sonnenuhr. They benefit greatly from a few years in the bottle to develop fully.

2009 Dr Loosen Urziger Wurzgarten Riesling Dry

Loosen's Dry Riesling. "Scented with strawberry distillate and black tea, Loosen’s 2009 Urziger Wurzgarten Riesling Alte Reben Grosses Gewachs deploys its modest (ca. 7 grams) acidity to better effect than does the corresponding Wehlener, generating satisfying juiciness of kiwi and peach, with the bitterness of fruit pit and black tea-like smoky pungency offering some counterpoint. Ample but not heavy; polished and glossy, it promises to perform well for at least the next 4-6 years." Parker We tried this recently and is was absolutely gorgeous.The 2009s produced some magnificent dry wines with all the weight and delicacy you expect in fine dry riesling.