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Botrytis selection, aka 'Noble Rot' - process where mold draws water out of the affected grapes, leaving an ultra-concentrated nectar behind. In the field during Riesling harvest at Dr. Loosen's estate vineyard, these moldy grapes are painstakingly separated into three quality categories. Pictured here, Auslese Gold Capsule, a luscious wine made from very ripe, late harvested grapes that have just begun to be shriveled by botrytis.

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Image Size: 4288x2848 / 9.8MB; www.andreajohnsonphotography.com; 2010 harvest Auslese Gold Capsule Botrytis selection Dr. Loosen Erste Lage (equivalent to grand cru) in the Mosel region of Germany. picturesque amphitheater Riesling at Dr. Loosen's estate vineyards Ürzi a luscious wine made from very ripe aka 'Noble Rot' - process where mold draws water out of the affected grapes dramatic bend in the river handcrafted late harvested grapes that have just begun to be shriveled by botrytis. leaving an ultra-concentrated nectar behind. In the field during Reisling harvest at Dr. Loosen's estate vineyard red volcanic & slate soil. reisling steep slope these moldy grapes are painstakingly separated into three quality categories. Pictured here wine
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Botrytis selection, aka 'Noble Rot' - process where mold draws water out of the affected grapes, leaving an ultra-concentrated nectar behind. In the field during Riesling harvest at Dr. Loosen's estate vineyard, these moldy grapes are painstakingly separated into three quality categories. Pictured here, Auslese Gold Capsule, a luscious wine made from very ripe, late harvested grapes that have just begun to be shriveled by botrytis.