Dr. Loosen Erdener Pralat Riesling Auslese Goldkapsel

International Wine & Spirit Competition

Green apple, honeysuckle and lime sorbet aromas. Classy freshness, rich and elegant on the palate with a lemony finish.

Gold

2012 Vintage

Awarded: 2014

Gold, Trophy

2011 Vintage

Awarded: 2013

Lemon meringue with red apple finish. Quince and honey with apricot notes. Very attractive wine.

Gold

2010 Vintage

Awarded: 2012

Ripe peaches, white flowers and lemony notes on the nose and palate yield to a sweet rich citrus finish with acidity to balance

Silver

2009 Vintage

Awarded: 2011

The best vineyards are on the opposite bank from the town itself. It is a steep, southwest-oriented hillside, covered with vines that are terraced in places. At the foot of the Erdener...

Complex stone fruits, tropical. Notes of luscious yet focused palate, lava fruit, peach and nectarine.

About the Wine

Region

Erden

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Style

Dessert - Lush and Balanced

This style covers some of the most famous dessert wines in the world, from the top Rieslings from the Mosel to the ageworthy botrytis-affected wines of Sauternes. Characteristics Honey,...

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Grape Variety / Blend

Riesling

Riesling, the aromatic grape of German origin Loved by wine critics but a stranger to broad commercial appeal, Riesling is a light-skinned, aromatic grape of German origin which is also...

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Food Pairing

Fruit-based Desserts

For many fruit-based desserts, the first option is to look at thick dark sticky, unctuous dessert wines such as Moscatel and PX Sherry, or Rutherglen Muscat; if you can imagine pouring a...

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Suggested Dishes to Pair With This Wine

Crostini Starter Course: With chicken liver pâté; Italian

Chicken liver terrine Starter Course: Western

Preow warn koong Main Course: Thai sweet and sour prawns; Contains: sweet and sour sauce; Thai

Apple strudel Dessert Course: Contains: filo pastry; Austrian

Critics Scores & Reviews

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All vintages

94 / 100

92 scores

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95 / 100 Falstaff

2022 Vintage Tasted: Nov 2023

Mineral-spicy nose, finely broken down with slate, fine herbal savouriness, flower meadow, smoke and sweet citrus. It is fresh and deep with very delicate blossom honey. On the palate, immense dynamism, clear, fresh fruit and traction. It is extremely juicy, dense and elegant – simply a monument.

96 / 100 Falstaff

2021 Vintage Tasted: Nov 2022

Intensive würzige Nase, Kräuterwiese, Lindenblüten, zarter Blütenhonig, dahinter kandierte Zitrusfrucht, mineralisch. Am Gaumen dicht und komplex, feines Spiel von Süße und Säure, tiefgründig, Papaya kommt durch, mineralisch durchzogen, Saft und Extrakt, aber immer fein und frisch, groß.

98 / 100 Wine Enthusiast

2018 Vintage Tasted: Dec 2021

Luscious notes of apricot preserve, honey and marmalade combine in this powerfully concentrated auslese. Sourced from red-slate soils of the Erdener Prälat vineyard, it's intensely fruity and lusciously sweet but spicy and earthen too, accented by hints of ash, saffron and struck slate. Supple and dainty yet nervous with an electric tension, it's a fantastic wine to enjoy young or to mature for decades to come. Anna Lee C. Iijima

98 / 100 Falstaff

2019 Vintage Tasted: Nov 2020

Fresh fragrant nose of honey and hay, citrus fruit, linden blossom and hints of herbs like thyme. On the palate a wonderfully deep acidity, plump yet light as a feather, highly elegant creaminess, exotic fruits like passion fruit. Incredibly cool, delicate sweetness.

97 / 100 Wine Enthusiast

2017 Vintage Tasted: Apr 2020

It's hard to choose a favorite among Dr. Loosen's spectacular lineup of 2017 auslesen but the Gold Capsule stands out for its stalwart intensity. It's delicate on the nose but preserved yellow-peach and mango flavors are explosive and penetrating. Dustings of earth, saffron and honeycomb lend nuance to the midpalate—a rich and mouthcoating sip that will gain complexity for decades. Anna Lee C. Iijima

2016 Vintage Tasted: Apr 2019

Whiffs of fresh paper and dusty mineral balance exuberant grapefruit, honey and yellow apple in this creamy, late-release auslese. It's lusciously textured and lip-smackingly sweet yet balanced by zesty acidity and a spry mineral freshness. Stunning already, it will only improve through 2030, and likely hold further. Anna Lee C. Iijima

2015 Vintage Tasted: Jan 2017

It's hard to find a favorite within Dr. Loosen's excellent line up of 2015 auslese, but this bottling stands out for its kaleidoscope of fruit, floral and earthen complexities. Sumptuous and ripe, fleshy white peach and grapefruit flavors undulate on the palate. It's finely framed, edged by sharp lines of slate, spine-tingling acidity and swathes of fennel and earth. The finish feels fragile, laced in sweetness and lingering.

2014 Vintage Tasted: Jan 2017

Dulcet peach, apricot and citrus sweetness extends languorously from nose to finish in this powerfully ripe, hedonistic wine. It's dancing and delicate in frame, yet unctuously juicy, filling the mouth with a blanket of luminous fruit. Sprightly tangerine acidity and delicate tea-leaf tannins lend structure to a long, penetrating finish. It's irresistible already but should continue to drink well for decades.

95 / 100 Falstaff

2014 Vintage Tasted: Nov 2015

Fascinating aromas that are constantly changing: kumquat, ginger, apple chips, apricot juice and saffron we imagine. I wonder how it is possible to give such freshness and elegance to a honey-sweet juice? Try for yourself!

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2013 Vintage

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95 / 100 Falstaff

2013 Vintage Tasted: Dec 2014

Aromas of slate and flowering rock garden, sage, lemon peel. Creamy palate with substantial fruit, silky, flowing, and sweetness, acidity and minerality form an amalgam. It has immense length, and is tense and relaxed at the same time.

93 / 100 Wine Enthusiast

2011 Vintage Tasted: Jan 2014

Waxy lemon rind and white floral notes are an elegant introduction to this gorgeously complex Riesling. The palate is delicately framed, yet deeply penetrating, with unctuous honey and citrus flavors laced with saffron and spice. Shrieking acidity shakes everything up and lingers long on the finish.

91 / 100 Falstaff

2012 Vintage Tasted: Dec 2013

Filigraner Duft nach Mandarine, Butterblume und Safran. Vielschichtig und feinaromatisch. Delikater Rosen- und Orangenblütenduft. Zart und gewandt. Kandierter Ingwer, Papaya und gelber Apfel am Gaumen. Opulent fruchtig und intensiv. Feine Würze im Nachhall.

90 / 100 Wine Enthusiast

2010 Vintage Tasted: Jan 2013

Sprightly and crisp, with justalcohol, this dainty Riesling is juicy and brisk, with loads of sweet-tart tangerine flavor. Layers of bitter citrus rind and lanolin, along with a steely midpalate, add depth, extending to a long, lemony finish.

93 / 100 Wine Enthusiast

2009 Vintage Tasted: Jan 2012

The wine's floral aromas and somewhat restrained fruit on the nose strike a refined tone, while on the palate the wine is lush, round and sweet, buoyed by bright pineapple, peach and lime flavors. Finishes long and sleekly elegant.

92 / 100 Wine Enthusiast

2006 Vintage Tasted: Jul 2010

This is thick, rich and very beerenauslese-like, combining honey and dried apricot aromas with similar flavors and a touch of candied pineapple. It's sweeter and richer than the regular auslese, but only more appealing for true sugar hounds, who'll admire its extreme viscosity and long, mouthcoating finish.

93 / 100 Wine Enthusiast

2007 Vintage Tasted: Jan 2010

Deftly illustrates why auslese is the ripeness level favored by so many cognoscenti, as the wine still retains some flinty, slaty minerality to go along with the layers of ripe fruit. Honey and bergamot are joined by plump melon flavors and all of these notes come together ina crescendo on the succulent, mouthwatering finish.

2005 Vintage Tasted: Jan 2007

Unlike many botrytis-affected wines, this wine retains a strong sense of minerality, with oily aromas that remain strong amid the swirl of dried apricot and poached pear scents. Sweet and viscous, but beautifully balanced by lively acidity and a stony core. Long and mouthwatering on the finish

93 / 100 Tom Cannavan

2005 Vintage Tasted: Jan 2006

(2006) Lovely Botrytis here, with the most delicate honey and guava and lychee exotic fruit. Masses of sweetness here, with a waxy quality to it, like nectarine and white peach skins, with a beautiful poised juiciness. The fruit is just beautifully refined and limpidly pure, and the delicacy and poise of the finely tuned, mineral acidity just keeps it perfectly balanced and compellingly complete and poised.

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88 / 100 Wine Enthusiast

2001 Vintage Tasted: Jan 2003

A bit of a let down, this is big, rich and oily, redolent of honeyed apples, but lacks the precision and clarity of some of Loosen's other 2001s. It's still very good, close to a beerenauslese in ripeness and weight, just somewhat monolithic and weighty, picking up some lemon and apricot notes on the finish. Tasted twice, with consistent notes.