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Dr. Loosen Riesling - 2008

Item # 28028 | (750)mL

Color: White
Vintage: 2008
Country: Germany

Region: Mosel-Saar-Ruwer
Sub Region: Mittel-Mosel
Producer: Dr. Loosen
Grape Variety: Riesling

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Bottle Price: $9.97
Case of 12: $107.68

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Tasting Notes

An off-dry Riesling with all that peach fruit character you've grown to love. Reach for this entry-level Riesling any time you're in the mood for a fresh, fruity white with a touch of sweetness.

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Germany

Forget everything you’ve heard about joyless German efficiency: German wines are some of the most jubilantly fruity bottles in the world. German Riesling has been prized worldwide for centuries, yet has never quite caught on in the U.S.: this no doubt due to Germany’s arcane system of wine classification. The most useful words to know and look for on German wine labels are “Kabinett,” which...
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Riesling

Though the trend is now in the other direction, for many years Riesling was known for producing wines with little alcohol and some residual sugar - too sweet for many modern wine drinkers. Though it's now cultivated worldwide, Riesling is nearly synonymous with German wine, and that country's winemakers have lately begun to produce some very exciting dry versions. They are careful to retain the...
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