| Region of production: | Mosel |
| Winery Location: | Winningen |
| Year Established: | 1980 |
Vineyard Holdings
15 ha total
- Hatzenporter Kirchberg
- Hatzenporter Stolzenberg
- Winninger Röttgen
- Winninger Uhlen (now divided into three subsections: Blaufusser Lay, Laubach and Roth Lay)
Top Wines Produced
- Hatzenporter Kirchberg Riesling
- Hatzenporter Stolzenberg Riesling
- Winninger Uhlen Blaufusser Lay Riesling
- Winninger Röttgen Rieslings: Auslese, Trockenbeerenauslese
- Winninger Uhlen Roth Lay Rieslings: Auslese Goldkapsel, Beerenauslese
- Winninger Uhlen Laubach Rieslings: Auslese Goldkapsel, Trockenbeerenauslese
Inaugural Vintages
- Löwenstein decided to divide his holdings in the Uhlen vineyard into three portions (previously listed), with 2000 being the first vintage for his sweet wines and 2001 the first vintage for his dry wines from these sites
Average Total Production
- 96,000 bottles
Summary
In the very northeast of the Mosel, outside the village of Winningen, the vineyards look a bit more like Côte-Rôtie than Bernkastel or Ürzig thanks to their terracing. These are the vines which husband and wife Richard and Cornelia Löwenstein have made it their life’s mission to work. The Heymann-Löwenstein wines have a cult-like following in Germany, with 60% purchased by private buyers within the country; the remainder can be highly allocated. The house focuses on dry wines with some noble sweet wines in the portfolio. Only the Grosse Lage wines are labeled with vineyard designations; the others are entry-level wines labeled as Schiefferterassen („Slate Terraces“) and Blauem Schiefer („Blue Slate“). All the wines, save for the Auslese, Beerenauslese and Trockenbeerenauslese, are Qualitatswein.
Style & Vinification Techniques
Yieds are kept low at the estate (with 50% ungrafted vines, it’s not difficult to achieve). Grapes are all hand-harvested late October to mid-November. Löwenstein relies on ambient yeast for fermentation, which takes place in large fuder (2,000-3,000 liters). Today, wines go through malolactic fermentation save for the sweet wines (the 2010 vintage did not see any malolactic because of the abnormally high acidity levels). All wines are bottled a year after harvest, unfined.
Producer Website: Heymann-Löwenstein