Winninger Uhlen Rothlay Riesling GG
⏳ Drinking Window
2023 - 2040
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Roasted pork belly, seared scallops, spicy Thai curry
✨ Technical Specifications
The Winninger Uhlen Rothlay Riesling GG represents the pinnacle of Heymann-Löwenstein's terroir-driven philosophy. Located in the dramatic, amphitheater-like Terrassenmosel, the Uhlen vineyard is a sheer cliff of slate where vines cling to narrow terraces. The name 'Uhlen' is historically linked to the owls ('Eulen') that nest in the warm, rocky crevices of these towering stone walls. Within this grand cru site lies the prized 'Roth Lay' (red slate) parcel, characterized by an iron-rich, reddish Devonian slate soil that imparts an unmistakable smoky, spicy, and deeply mineral complexity to the wine. Fermented spontaneously with wild yeasts in traditional large oak Fuder casks and left on its lees for an extended period, this Grosses Gewächs is a powerful, dry masterpiece that beautifully captures the wild, untamed spirit of the Mosel's extreme slopes.
🍾 About the Producer
Weingut Heymann-Löwenstein was founded in 1980 by Reinhard Löwenstein and Cornelia Heymann-Löwenstein in Winningen, revitalizing centuries of familial viticultural heritage in the Terrassenmosel. Championing the dramatic, steeply terraced slopes along the lower Mosel, the estate tends approximately 14 hectares of dry-stone wall vineyards tilted up to 80 percent gradients. The viticultural terroir centers on heterogeneous Devonian slate formations, distinguished into blue-gray slate, iron-rich red slate, and fossil-infused calcareous slate. Winemaking adheres to an uncompromising, artisanal ethos: hand-harvested grapes undergo native-yeast fermentation in traditional wooden Fuder casks without additions, followed by long contact with fine lees and late bottling up to 24 months post-harvest. Member of the VDP since 1997, the estate excels in dense, bone-dry, age-worthy Grosses Gewächs bottlings from benchmark crus like Winninger Uhlen—divided into Roth Lay, Laubach, and Blaufüsser Lay—as well as Röttgen, Kirchberg, and the harmonious regional cuvée Schieferterrassen.
🍇 Grapes
Riesling
🍷 ABV
12.5-13%