Winninger Uhlen Rothlay Riesling Auslese Goldkapsel Nr9
⏳ Drinking Window
2022 - 2045
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Blue cheese, foie gras, fruit-based desserts
✨ Technical Specifications
Perched on the dizzying, near-vertical terraces of the lower Mosel, the Winninger Uhlen vineyard is a geological marvel. Within this legendary grand cru, the Roth Lay parcel reigns supreme, defined by its striking, iron-rich red slate soils that impart a profound, smoky minerality to the vines. This Auslese Goldkapsel Nr9 represents the pinnacle of Heymann-Lowenstein's sweet wine artistry. Crafted only in exceptional years when noble rot develops perfectly, the grapes are painstakingly hand-selected from these precipitous cliffs. Fermented spontaneously with wild yeasts in traditional oak casks, the wine captures the dramatic tension between luscious, honeyed sweetness and the vibrant, electric acidity characteristic of the Terrassenmosel. It is a liquid testament to the extreme viticulture of the region, where winemakers brave gravity to produce wines of monumental complexity and historical depth.
🍾 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