Kirchberg Riesling GG
⏳ Drinking Window
2022 - 2040
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Pan-seared freshwater fish, roasted pork belly, creamy mushroom risotto
✨ Technical Specifications
The Winninger Kirchberg is one of the Terrassenmosel's most dramatic sites, where vines cling to dizzyingly steep, terraced cliffs of dark Devonian slate interspersed with quartzite. This unique geological composition gives the Kirchberg Riesling GG its signature flinty, smoky minerality and intense structural drive. Heymann-Löwenstein's approach in this vineyard is defined by minimal intervention: the grapes are harvested by hand, gently pressed, and fermented spontaneously with wild yeasts in traditional large oak fuder casks. Extended contact with the lees imparts a rich, textured mouthfeel that beautifully balances the wine's razor-sharp acidity and vibrant stone fruit and herbal notes. The resulting Grosses Gewächs is a profound expression of place, capturing the raw, wild energy of the Mosel's ancient slate terraces.
🍾 About the Producer
Founded in 1980 by Reinhard Löwenstein and Cornelia Heymann-Löwenstein, Weingut Heymann-Löwenstein is situated in Winningen within the dramatic, vertiginous Terrassenmosel region of Germany. Renowned as a pioneering visionary of terroir-driven, dry Mosel Riesling, the estate champions low-intervention cellar practices, ambient yeast fermentations, and meticulous organic viticulture across extreme slate terraces. Cultivating celebrated Grand Cru vineyards such as Winninger Röttgen and the intricately geologized Winninger Uhlen, the winery creates wines deeply reflective of their distinct slate soils. Their celebrated portfolio ranges from profound, mineral-rich Grosses Gewächs dry Rieslings to intensely layered, botrytized dessert wines of remarkable longevity.
🍇 Grape Varieties
Riesling
🍷 Alcohol By Volume (ABV)
12.5-13%