Winninger Uhlen Riesling B Blaufusser Lay GG
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Typically best enjoyed 5 to 20 years from the vintage release, as its dense mineral core and vibrant acidity evolve beautifully over decades.
🍽️ wine.food_pairings
roasted pork belly, pan-seared scallops, mildly spiced Thai curries
✨ wine.spec_sheet
Perched on the dizzyingly steep, terraced cliffs of the Terrassenmosel, the legendary Uhlen vineyard is a dramatic amphitheater of stone. Within this grand cru site lies the Blaufüsser Lay parcel, named after its unique, hard blue Devonian slate soil. Local folklore attributes the name Uhlen to the wild owls that have nested in the warm, craggy stone walls of these terraces for centuries. Under the visionary guidance of the Heymann-Löwenstein estate, this terroir yields a dry Riesling of immense power and crystalline purity. The grapes undergo spontaneous fermentation with indigenous yeasts and spend extended time on their lees in traditional large oak casks. This minimal-intervention approach coaxes out a multi-layered masterpiece, balancing intense smoky minerality, wild herb notes, and a vibrant, structured acidity that showcases the profound depth of the Mosel.
🍾 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