Winninger Uhlen Riesling TBA Roth Lay
⏳ Drinking Window
2030 - 2080
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Blue cheese, foie gras, fruit-based desserts like peach tarte tatin
✨ Technical Specifications
Perched on the vertigo-inducing terraces of the Winninger Uhlen, the 'Roth Lay' parcel is a geological marvel. The name 'Uhlen' is whispered to originate from the owls (Eulen) that nest in the warm, craggy slate cliffs. Here, the 'Roth Lay' sub-site is defined by its striking red slate soils rich in iron oxide, which absorb the intense Mosel sun and radiate heat back to the vines. This ultra-rare Trockenbeerenauslese (TBA) is only produced in exceptional vintages when the autumn mists of the Mosel river foster the perfect development of noble rot (Botrytis cinerea). Every single shriveled, raisin-like berry is painstakingly hand-selected by experienced harvesters crawling the steep terraces. The resulting nectar undergoes an incredibly slow, spontaneous fermentation, yielding a wine of monumental concentration, where luscious honeyed sweetness is perfectly balanced by a vibrant, electric spine of acidity and a deep, smoky, iron-driven minerality.
🍾 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