Winninger Uhlen Rothlay Riesling GG Nr2
⏳ Drinking Window
2022 - 2040
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Roasted pork belly, seared scallops with ginger, spiced duck breast
✨ Technical Specifications
The 'Roth Lay' is the crown jewel of the legendary Uhlen vineyard in Winningen, characterized by its striking, iron-rich red slate soils dating back some 400 million years. This steep, terraced amphitheater traps heat, creating a unique microclimate where Riesling vines must dig deep into the fractured rock. Heymann-Löwenstein's Winninger Uhlen Rothlay Riesling Grosses Gewächs is a monument to this dramatic terroir. Crafted with minimal intervention, the wine undergoes spontaneous fermentation with native yeasts and rests on its lees in traditional large oak casks. This slow, natural process coaxes out an incredibly complex, wild, and smoky mineral profile, marked by flint, herbal reduction, and intense stone fruit, representing the pinnacle of the Terrassenmosel's slate-driven winemaking heritage.
🍾 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)
12.5-13%