Dr. Loosen Riesling Red Slate Dry 2023 NO20231115 in the Côteaux Sud d’Épernay

in the Côteaux Sud d’Épernay

elegant tannins

26% Verdelho

real freshness

A blend of 80% Pinot Noir

Dr. Loosen Riesling Red Slate Dry 2023 NO20231115 in the Côteaux Sud d’ÉpernayProof that the Mosel makes serious dry Riesling, not just sweet wine. 'Red Slate' comes off the iron rich red slate soils found in parts of the Mosel, which tend to give riper, rounder, more orchard fruited Riesling than the steely blue slate sites. Dr. Loosen's Ernie Loosen farms old ungrafted vines and works with native yeast fermentations and minimal intervention. This is fully dry (trocken), fermented in stainless and traditional oak Fuder to stay