Winninger Uhlen Rothlay Riesling Auslese
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Typically best enjoyed 10–40 years from vintage release.
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Blue cheese, foie gras, apple tarte tatin
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The Winninger Uhlen Rothlay Riesling Auslese is a masterpiece born from one of the Mosel's most dramatic and legendary vineyard sites. The Uhlen vineyard is a sheer, amphitheater-like cliff of terraced slate, with the 'Rothlay' parcel distinguished by its striking, iron-rich red slate soils. According to local lore, these steep terraces have been cultivated since Roman times, requiring heroic manual labor to maintain. Heymann-Löwenstein harnesses this extreme terroir to produce an Auslese of extraordinary depth. Made from meticulously hand-selected, botrytis-affected grapes, the wine undergoes spontaneous fermentation with native yeasts in traditional large oak casks. This low-intervention approach preserves the intense, smoky minerality of the red slate, balancing the luscious, honeyed sweetness of the noble rot with a vibrant, electric vein of acidity that defines great Mosel Riesling.
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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