Winnninger Uhlen Roth Lay Riesling GG
⏳ Drinking Window
2022 - 2042
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Roasted duck, creamy mushroom risotto, or grilled pork belly.
✨ Technical Specifications
The Winninger Uhlen Roth Lay Riesling GG is a monumental expression of the Terrassenmosel, sourced from the 'Roth Lay'—the warmest, iron-rich red slate parcel of the legendary Uhlen vineyard. The name 'Lay' derives from an old Celtic word for slate, and the intense red coloration of the rock imparts a distinctively smoky, wild, and deeply mineral character to the wine. Grown on dizzyingly steep, terraced cliffs that require heroic manual labor, the vines dig deep into the fractured stone. In the cellar, the wine undergoes spontaneous fermentation with native yeasts and experiences extensive contact with the lees in traditional large oak casks. This low-intervention approach yields a dry Riesling of immense structure, power, and textural complexity, balancing vibrant acidity with a rich, almost salty minerality.
🍾 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%