Winninger Uhlen Riesling Auslese Goldkapsel
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Typically best enjoyed 15–40 years from the vintage release, with the potential to develop beautifully for even longer.
🍽️ wine.food_pairings
blue cheese, foie gras, peach tart
✨ wine.spec_sheet
The Winninger Uhlen Riesling Auslese Goldkapsel is a monumental expression of the Terrassenmosel's extreme viticulture. Sourced from the legendary, amphitheater-like Uhlen vineyard—where ancient slate soils are divided into distinct geological sub-plots—this wine represents the pinnacle of noble sweet Riesling. The 'Goldkapsel' (gold capsule) designation denotes an Auslese of superior concentration, crafted from meticulously hand-selected, botrytis-affected grapes. In the cellar, Heymann-Löwenstein employs minimal intervention, allowing spontaneous fermentation with native yeasts to slowly unfold. This patient process yields a wine of breathtaking complexity, balancing luscious, honeyed sweetness with a vibrant, electric vein of slate-driven acidity and smoky minerality.
🍾 wine.about_producer
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