2019 Urziger Wurzgarten GG Reserve

From the Rotliegendes, a red, weathered conglomerate of volcanic origin, and aged in fuder for two years and another two years in bottle, the 2019 Ürziger Würzgarten Unterst Pichter GG Réserve Alte Reben opens very clear and defined on the deep, intense and elegant, nicely reductive and flinty nose that reveals notes of crushed stones and herbs along with dense yet elegant ripe yellow fruit aromas. Tight, fresh and pure on the palate, this is a rich, round and elegant Riesling with caramel nuances and a complex, savory and finely tannic finish with persistent power. The Réserve wines are pretty different in style from Loosen's GG Rieslings; they're richer, more powerful and tannic with less Mosel charm, finesse and perhaps other talents that readers are finding further south, in the Pfalz or in Alsace. 12.5% stated alcohol. Natural cork. Tasted in December 2024.