Winninger Uhlen Riesling
⏳ Drinking Window
2021 - 2030
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Roasted pork belly, spicy Thai curry, aged Comté cheese
✨ Technical Specifications
The Winninger Uhlen Riesling is born from one of the most dramatic and steep vineyard sites in the Terrassenmosel, where ancient slate cliffs plunge vertically toward the river. The name 'Uhlen' refers to the owls that have long nested in the warm, rocky crevices of these terraced slopes. This unique amphitheater acts as a solar heat trap, allowing the Riesling grapes to achieve optimal ripeness while absorbing the intense mineral character of the complex slate soils, which range from iron-rich red slate to calcareous blue slate. Winemaker Reinhard Löwenstein famously champions the concept of 'liquid slate,' utilizing spontaneous fermentation with native yeasts and extended aging on the lees in traditional large oak Fuder casks. The resulting wine is a powerful, deeply textured, and highly complex dry Riesling, characterized by wild herbal notes, smoky minerality, and a vibrant, saline finish that beautifully captures the untamed spirit of the Mosel.
🍾 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% - 13%