Carl Loewen, Leiwener Laurentiuslay Riesling Spatlese 2014

90 points Vinous
"From a high-altitude 1982 planting whose fruit nonetheless attracted considerable botrytis, this brims with sappy, tart-edged fresh orange, apple, and pear, to which a glossy, glycerol-rich texture offers contrast. There are unobtrusive hints of lanolin and resin from the relatively new cask in which this fermented and matured. The wine’s formidable density and its oily, zesty orange and kumquat cling are, as with other wines in the present collection, coupled with a certain sense of opacity."

Vinous Reverie Notes
Carl Loewen estate dates back to 1803 when an agent in Paris purchased a set of vineyards and buildings owned by the Maximin order. This sale was part of an auction used to generate money for the Napoleonic government after secularization.