Winninger Schieferterrassen Riesling QbA
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Typically best enjoyed 2–10 years from vintage release.
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Pan-seared trout with lemon butter, spiced Thai green curry, roasted pork belly
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The Winninger Schieferterrassen Riesling is a love letter to the dramatic, gravity-defying terraces of the lower Mosel, known as the Terrassenmosel. The name 'Schieferterrassen' translates directly to 'slate terraces,' paying homage to the fractured Devonian slate soils that cling to these dizzyingly steep slopes. Hand-harvested from various terraced parcels in Winningen, this wine captures the intense minerality and warmth of the slate, which acts as a natural heat reservoir during the day. Under the low-intervention philosophy of the Heymann-Löwenstein estate, the juice undergoes spontaneous fermentation with indigenous yeasts and rests on its lees in traditional large oak casks. This patient process coaxes out a multi-layered, dry Riesling that challenges the historical stereotype of sweet Mosel wines, offering instead a profound, texturally complex expression of pure liquid stone, wild herbs, and vibrant citrus.
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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