2014 Ürzig WÜRZGARTEN Riesling Alte Reben Grosses Gewächs RESERVE Q.b.A. trocken Dr. Loosen

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate - 2014 Ürzig WÜRZGARTEN Riesling Alte Reben Grosses Gewächs RESERVE Q.b.A. trocken, Dr. Loosen

Aged for two years on the lees and at least another year in the bottle, the 2014 Ürziger Würzgarten Riesling GG Alte Reben "Réserve" shows stunning purity and flinty freshness on the nose. Full-bodied, tight and creamy but with a remarkable structure and elegance, this is a highly promising and persistent dry Sonnenuhr with remarkable finesse and lingering salinity. Tasted February 2018. - Stephan Reinhardt, Apr. 2018

Mosel Fine Wines - 2014 Ürzig WÜRZGARTEN Riesling Alte Reben Grosses Gewächs RESERVE Q.b.A. trocken, Dr. Loosen

The 2014er Ürziger Würzgarten Reserve GG is made from parcels of very old un-grafted vines in the prime Urglück, Maxberg, Layenhaus and original Würzgarten sectors. It was fermented in oak with ambient yeasts and aged on its gross lees for 24 months before being bottled. This offers a rather spicy feel of coconut, pineapple, candied grapefruit, pear, minty herbs and fine spices on the nose. The wine proves beautifully balanced on the palate and leaves some powerful flavors of herbs and spices in the tart and assertive finish. This is a great dry Riesling in the making! 2021-2034. - Okt. 2017

Vinous - 2014 Ürzig WÜRZGARTEN Riesling Alte Reben Grosses Gewächs RESERVE Q.b.A. trocken, Dr. Loosen

Bottled just after the 2016 harvest, this is surprisingly restrained and austere when compared with past Würzgarten Reserves. There is a whiff of site-typical strawberry, but the nose signals pithy piquancy of nuts, apple seeds and grapefruit peel that emerge prominently on a firm palate. Fortunately, time in cask hasn’t diminished the welcome abundance of primary juiciness familiar from the batch of Würzgarten that Loosen bottled in September 2015 as “regular” 2014 Grosses Gewächs. This finishes with striking brightness and penetration, its stony and piquant elements invigoratingly integrated into bright, refreshing juiciness. My suspicion – though Loosen’s “Reserve” program is too recent to speak with confidence – is that this wine will flourish for significantly longer in bottle than will the corresponding “regular” Grosses Gewächs. Certainly its energetic personality suggests plenty of remaining battery life. - David Schildknecht, Jan. 2018