Carl Loewen
1896 Riesling Erste Lage
Mosel, Germany
Amazing… and hard to explain. With time the bouquet is intense with mineral, floral and even tropical fruit aromas. Melons and lychee and stone. On the palate it is dense but lean, a product of the intense mineralilty and acids and a bit of phenolic bitterness. But then this fills out to be broad and giving and drenched in sweet acid, finishing with savory and salty elements.
Day 4 a fascinating petrol emerges. This is like a world class orchestra that’s just tuning up.
Amazing… and hard to explain. With time the bouquet is intense with mineral, floral and even tropical fruit aromas. Melons and lychee and stone. On the palate it is dense but lean, a product of the intense mineralilty and acids and a bit of phenolic bitterness. But then this fills out to be broad and giving and drenched in sweet acid, finishing with savory and salty elements.
Day 4 a fascinating petrol emerges. This is like a world class orchestra that’s just tuning up.
Made the way the wine would be made in 1896. Beautiful acidity, elegant.
Made the way the wine would be made in 1896. Beautiful acidity, elegant.
Jun 16th, 2017
Oldest vines in the Mosel, planted in 1896.
Oldest vines in the Mosel, planted in 1896.
Jul 2nd, 2013
2012. Vines from 1896, made in the style of 1896. Bit of extra body from the skin time, beautiful acidity & clarity. Damn good.
2012. Vines from 1896, made in the style of 1896. Bit of extra body from the skin time, beautiful acidity & clarity. Damn good.
Jun 24th, 2013
Pop and pour. A bit under a year since my last btl. This is stunning. Coiled density, suave personality, loads of dense lemon oil and peach. Fantastic acidity and mineral depth, together with a very long finish. Voluptuous, generous and elegant.
Pop and pour. A bit under a year since my last btl. This is stunning. Coiled density, suave personality, loads of dense lemon oil and peach. Fantastic acidity and mineral depth, together with a very long finish. Voluptuous, generous and elegant.
Jun 10th, 2022Pop and pour. Notes from 3ish hours open. On the nose: ripe peach, soft saffron, meyer lemon, a hint of honey, tarragon...fantastically intense. On the palate: amazing acidity, and balanced density; lime, soft peach, nettle..excellent complexity. Mouth-filling and excellent length. Still very young, but with the balance and intensity, this shows so much promise whilst being very enjoyable already!
Pop and pour. Notes from 3ish hours open. On the nose: ripe peach, soft saffron, meyer lemon, a hint of honey, tarragon...fantastically intense. On the palate: amazing acidity, and balanced density; lime, soft peach, nettle..excellent complexity. Mouth-filling and excellent length. Still very young, but with the balance and intensity, this shows so much promise whilst being very enjoyable already!
Jul 11th, 2021
Lovely hint of richness. A bit soft for my taste in open. Almost like sweet lemon. Mineral kick on the finish. 45 minutes later still soft. Not a wine to age. Great marketing but not what it should be given the price. ... peaking in an oddly elegant kind of way at 90 minutes.
Lovely hint of richness. A bit soft for my taste in open. Almost like sweet lemon. Mineral kick on the finish. 45 minutes later still soft. Not a wine to age. Great marketing but not what it should be given the price. ... peaking in an oddly elegant kind of way at 90 minutes.
Jun 18th, 2019Drink me as if it was 1896. Oldest vines planted in Mosel, still process from back then. Slightly off-dry. Great balance and complexity
Drink me as if it was 1896. Oldest vines planted in Mosel, still process from back then. Slightly off-dry. Great balance and complexity
Jan 8th, 2016