Uhlen L Laubach
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Typically best enjoyed 5–20 years from the vintage release, as its intense mineral structure allows it to age magnificently.
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Seared scallops, roasted pork, creamy mushroom dishes
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Perched on the dizzyingly steep, terraced cliffs of the Terrassenmosel, the legendary Uhlen vineyard is a geological mosaic. The 'Laubach' parcel is particularly renowned for its unique soil composition: a dark, calcareous slate infused with fossilized shells and limestone from an ancient Devonian coral reef. This distinct terroir imparts a singular, almost creamy texture and a profound saline minerality to the Riesling. Heymann-Löwenstein coaxes this character out through traditional, low-intervention methods, including spontaneous fermentation with wild yeasts in large oak fuder and extended contact with the lees. The resulting wine is a powerful, highly structured dry Riesling that beautifully balances rich, exotic stone fruit aromas with a smoky, mineral-driven tension.
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Established in 1980 by Reinhard Löwenstein and Cornelia Heymann-Löwenstein in the historic village of Winningen, the Heymann-Löwenstein estate is a pioneering force in Germany's Terrassenmosel region. Renowned for championing terroir-driven, bone-dry Rieslings from breathtakingly steep, slate-terraced vineyards, the winery focuses on capturing the distinct mineral signatures of legendary sites like Röttgen and Uhlen. Their low-intervention winemaking philosophy relies on spontaneous fermentation with wild yeasts, extended lees contact, and traditional large oak casks, resulting in highly complex, structured, and age-worthy wines. Today, under the guidance of daughter Sarah Löwenstein, the estate continues to produce some of the Mosel's most profound, expressive Rieslings, ranging from powerful Grosses Gewächs to exquisite, botrytis-affected noble sweet styles. Address: Bahnhofstraße 10, 56333 Winningen, Germany. Website: https://www.heymann-loewenstein.com