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2015 Weingut Heymann-Löwenstein Winningen Uhlen Riesling B Blaufusser Lay #19 (Screwcap)

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March 3, 2024 - $26

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RATINGS

94The Wine Advocate

...offers the purity and perfume of the Vom blauen Schiefer but with more intensity, ripeness and complexity... Lovely flinty flavors... Finessed purity and elegance with a great, very clear and salty finish...

93Vinous / IWC

...strong piquancy of fruit seeds and pits announced on the nose, along with scents of green hazelnut, fennel and black pepper...full, firm but glossy palate is correspondingly piquant and complex, and the superbly sustained finish is transparent to wet stone underpinnings, a shimmering sense of crystalline impingements, and mouthwatering salinity.

18.5Jancis Robinson

...fresh nettle and a tad of wet sorrel. On the palate the wine has an almost electric charge with mineral and citrusy elements... Green herbs and a subtle lemony acidity uphold a wonderfully vibrant character right to the finish.

REGION

Germany, Mosel-Saar-Ruwer

Mosel-Saar-Ruwer is Germany’s most prestigious wine region and it is comprised of the vineyards surrounding the Mosel River and its tributaries, the Saar and Ruwer. This region is the northernmost of Germany’s primary viticultural areas, located on the western edge of Germany just above the northeast corner of France. Internationally Mosel Rieslings are considered among the finest white wines in the world. In Germany and elsewhere, the region’s name is often shortened simply to Mosel, and in fact since 2007 Mosel has been the formal name of the region for viticultural purposes. The references to Saar and Ruwer were dropped for ease of marketing. The distinctively crisp, mineral tasting, acidic Rieslings produced in Mosel are attributed partly to the region’s slate soils and extremely vertiginous vineyards. Many vineyards are on 60 to 80 percent cent inclines along the three rivers. Riesling grapes represent more than half of all the grapes grown in Mosel, followed by Muller-Thurgau, a white wine grape related to Riesling, and Elbling, an indigenous white wine grape often used for sparkling wines.

TYPE

White Wine, Riesling

This white variety originated in Germany. It’s known for its strong flowery aromas and high acidity. Please note Rieslings can have dramatic differences as the grape can be used to make dry, semi-sweet, sweet and sparkling wines.