Winninger Uhlen Laubach Riesling GG
⏳ Drinking Window
2023 - 2040
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Seared scallops, roasted pork belly, creamy mushroom risotto
✨ Technical Specifications
The Winninger Uhlen Laubach Riesling Grosses Gew$chs is a profound expression of the Terrassenmosel's dramatic geology. The 'Uhlen' vineyard is a legendary, amphitheater-like cliff of dizzying steepness, within which the 'Laubach' parcel represents a geological anomaly. Here, the Devonian slate is heavily layered with fossilized limestone from an ancient coral reef. This unique calcareous influence, combined with Heymann-L&wenstein's commitment to spontaneous fermentation in traditional large oak casks and extensive lees contact, yields a dry Riesling of immense structural power. It is a wine that trade-marks wild herb aromatics, a rich, almost creamy texture, and a deep, smoky, chalky minerality that reflects its prehistoric marine heritage.
🍾 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)
12.5-13.5%