Stolzenberg Riesling Erstes Gewachs
⏳ Drinking Window
2022 - 2038
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Pan-seared trout with lemon herb butter, roasted pork belly, creamy mushroom risotto
✨ Technical Specifications
Hailing from the dizzyingly steep, terraced cliffs of the Winninger Stolzenberg, this Riesling is a masterclass in the unique terroir of the Terrassenmosel. Unlike the pure Devonian slate found in neighboring sites, the Stolzenberg vineyard features a rare geological anomaly: a high concentration of limestone and dolomite intermingled with slate. This distinct soil composition imparts a singular, chalky minerality and a softer, more expansive structure to the wine. Under the meticulous care of the Heymann-Löwenstein estate, the grapes are harvested by hand from these treacherous slopes. The winemaking process embraces patience and minimal intervention, utilizing spontaneous fermentation with indigenous yeasts and prolonged aging on the fine lees in traditional large oak casks. The resulting wine is a profound expression of place, balancing vibrant, crystalline acidity with rich, layered textures and a hauntingly complex finish of flint, wild herbs, and orchard fruit.
🍾 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)
12-13%