Riesling Schieferterrassen TBA
⏳ Drinking Window
2030 - 2080
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Blue cheese, foie gras, apricot tart
✨ Technical Specifications
Crafted from the dizzying, slate-carved ledges of the Terrassenmosel, the Riesling Schieferterrassen Trockenbeerenauslese (TBA) represents the pinnacle of liquid gold from Heymann-Löwenstein. In rare vintages where autumn mists rise from the Mosel River to meet the warm canopy of the steep Winningen amphitheater, Botrytis cinerea flourishes. The estate's dedicated harvesters scale the near-vertical terraces to select shriveled, honey-sweet berries individually. Fermented spontaneously with native yeasts in traditional large oak casks, this rare nectar captures the intense minerality of devonian slate balanced by a vibrant, electric acidity that prevents the immense sweetness from cloying. It is a testament to the extreme viticulture and historical legacy of the region.
🍾 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