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| Drinking window: Drink between 2010 and 2014 (based on 6 user opinions) |
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| Community Tasting Notes (average 89.7 pts. and median of 90 pts. in 24 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by HansO on 12/27/2020 & rated 88 points: Golden, ripe peach, citrus in the nose. Nice acidity accompanying firm body, and while should have been drunk, still very much alive and Riesling worthy. (964 views) | | | Tasted by fizz on 8/15/2015 & rated 91 points: Ripe peach and pear. Touch of residual sugar. Citrus. Very more-ish! (3049 views) | | | Tasted by Captain Haddock on 10/28/2013: Excellent and full of life. (4002 views) | | | Tasted by Beerzebub on 5/8/2013: Smells like golden apple, flowers, clean ocean brine, and some mild petrol. Fuller fruit on the palate, juicy apple and peach, with plenty of acidity that lingers in a fairly long, dry, slightly bitter mineral finish. Good stuff! (4406 views) | | | Tasted by isaacjamesbaker on 4/19/2013 & rated 90 points: Dry German Riesling (German Wine Society - Washington, DC): Aromas of peach, lime, orange blossom and yellow apple, with time faint notes of herbs and spices. Lush apple and pear fruit on the palate with superb acid. Hints of oil and beeswax show the age. This wine is only slightly sweet, but the mineral and acid make it taste bone dry. If I had other bottles, I'd be wary of aging them for more than a year or so. That said, I really liked this, as I do all Heymann-Löwenstein wines. (4902 views) | | | Tasted by wurzel68 on 1/20/2013 & rated 90 points: Noten von reifem Apfel gepaart mit gelbem Steinobst, dazu Wiesenkamille und Kräuter; am Gaumen Melange aus Ananas/tropischer Frucht und Kamille, guter Schmelz mit herbem/bitterem Unterton und langem Abgang (3116 views) | | | Tasted by Rich S on 6/3/2012: Was really bummed when I opened this yesterday because I think it was slightly corked. Underneath the cork taint, I could tell this wine rocked with lush stone fruit, minerality and racy acidity. Very spicy and mineral driven on the palate but there was just something off and the nose indicated TCA. Damn. (2845 views) | | | Tasted by Captain Haddock on 5/26/2012 & rated 90 points: Screwcapped. Off-dry. This is drinking beautifully now with enough fruit remaining and some lovely petrolly, earthy complexity coming to the fore. I intend to drink my remaining bottles this year as I cannot see this improving. (2331 views) | | | Tasted by tooch on 10/4/2011: Weygandt Selections - Annual Portfolio Tasting (Astor Place - New York, NY): A lovely nose of lychee, white peach, mango and crushed rocks. Palate is silky but has nice depth with rich riesling fruit on top of beautifully integrated acid. (4365 views) | | | Tasted by DK Amateur on 4/28/2011: After short aeration (doubledecanted while cooking) just so delicious -- there is a sort of life or movement to the taste of a good Heymann-Löwenstein wine that makes it impossible to resist. And this is good now, even if it might benefit from a further year or two in the cellar. (2477 views) | | | Tasted by isaacjamesbaker on 12/13/2010 & rated 89 points: Monday Night "Non-Baller" Grab Bag (Weygandt Wines - Washington, D.C.): light yellow color. nose of dusty minerals. dried peacches, apricots. palate is rich but doused with sprite and fresh apples. the finish is really complex. it feels like glycerine, fat, but leaves you with this zesty kick. (2876 views) | | | Tasted by DonalOB on 7/6/2010 & rated 91 points: Off-dry with matching acidity. Great minerality with complex fruit. A little too floral on the nose for my taste. (1763 views) | | | Tasted by idelcombe on 4/2/2010 & rated 88 points: Good weight and balance of ripeness and acidity. Minerally with white stone fruit and perfumed nose. Went nicely with macaroni cheese! (2599 views) | | | Tasted by Brnshj22 on 1/19/2010 & rated 90 points: Usually this producer is not my style. Too sweet for a dry wine and not fruity like your average kabinett or spätlese. However, this one was right down my alley. The nose suggests some sweetness but the acidity and sense of slate make it almost completely bone dry in the mouth. A quite demanding and mineral driven wine that holds an impressive level for an introduction to Richard's portfolio. (2746 views) | | | Tasted by Xavier Auerbach on 1/13/2010 & rated 90 points: Quite a deep colour; Riesling on slate, peach and lemon, typical note of elderflower; does not have the power of the Kirchberg 2007 but lovely weight and nice bitters, firm minerality, excellent wine, (1441 views) | | | Tasted by Captain Haddock on 1/12/2010: Unusually dark colour. Wonderful barnyardy nose, just off-dry with slightly muted fruit and a nice lemony zing. Perhaps a slightly off bottle? (2712 views) | | | Tasted by Gob on 10/14/2009 & rated 89 points: strong mineral nose, Melon and spice on the palate slightly sweet and heavy, well balanced (2962 views) | | | Tasted by Captain Haddock on 3/19/2009 & rated 90 points: Very versatile because it is only just off-dry. Great depth and wonderful citrussy freshness. (2910 views) | | | Tasted by CamWheeler on 3/9/2009 & rated 90 points: Honey, spice, pencil shavings and strong pear aromas. Touch of sweetness to the palate, an interesting texture and good weight of flavour. (2917 views) | | | Tasted by Captain Haddock on 2/1/2009 & rated 90 points: Screwcapped, 12.5%. A dry, mineral riesling, steelier than in other recent vintages, but with lots going on. Still on the tight side, perhaps wait until summer 2009. (2932 views) | | | Tasted by Keith Levenberg on 12/26/2008 & rated 93 points: Really nice stuff. Very pure melony fruit but much richer and deeper in complexion than most rieslings with that flavor profile (like there were a smidge of orange concentrate in there too), combined with a crystallized, gritty traction that gives it a texture to match its raciness. (3232 views) |
| By Tamlyn Currin
JancisRobinson.com (7/3/2009)
(Heymann-Löwenstein, Schieferterrassen Riesling Mosel White) Subscribe to see review text. | By Joel B. Payne
Vinous, January/February 2009, IWC Issue #142
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| Weingut Heymann-Löwenstein Producer website
Reinhard Lowenstein, whose family had been winegrowers for generations, was as a youth somewhat rebellious and did not want to follow the family tradition. He became active politically and in the early ‘70s was even a member of the Communist Party in France. He became disillusioned with the Communists’ hypocrisy and blind acceptance of doctrine, and quit the Party. He learned, though, that his earlier decision had far-reaching consequences. These extreme political propensities were no more admired by France employers at that time, than they were in America, and as a consequence Reinhard soon learned that he could not get a job. From anyone. He finally realized that he had no choice but to go back home and make wine. His questioning mind and views of the world, moreover, put him in good stead to be a winemaker. He has become one of the most famous and iconoclast winemakers in Germany. His wines are so sought after that he sells nearly 60% of his production to private customers in Germany, and the rest are highly allocated around the world. His vineyards are located on the far eastern edge of the Mosel, above Winnigen, just a few miles from Koblenz, on some of the highest and steepest slopes of the Mosel. Here the soils are virtually all slate, and Reinhard has made a study, not only of expositions, but even more, each type (color) of slate. So there is Blauen Schiefer (blue slate), Roth lay (red slate, Lay being another name for slate), prominently noted on the various cuvees. In fact, he is so well-known for these minute studies of soil and exposition that he has been given the name “terroir-ist” by the German press. Due to the extreme low yields and old vines, these are not “light, pretty” wines, either. They are big, powerful Auslese level wines with little residual sugar and imposing structure. As one goes “up the ladder”, each wine is more and more concentrated and an even more perfect expression of its terroir. These are German wines for people who would also love Grand Cru white Burgundy like Batard-Montrachet or Corton-Charlemagne. Indeed, Revue du Vin de France named Heymann –Lowenstein (Reinhard’s wife’s maiden name is Heymann), Foreign Winery of the Year last year, over Vega-Sicilia and three other nominees. One could fairly describe Reinhard, both in fame and style, as the F.X. Pichler of the Mosel.Riesling Varietal character (Appellation America) | A short history of Riesling (Uncork) | Riesling (wikipedia)Germany Wines of Germany | The Association of German Prädikat Wine Estates (VDP) | How to read a German wine label | Geographical Information Down to Single Vineyards
#2014 Vintage Notes:
2014 Vintage Report by Terry Theise
2014 Vintage Report by Wine Spectator
"My gut still tells me the Saar (and to some extent) the Ruwer are better overall in 2014 than the more storied areas of the Mosel proper, but those that spent the requisite time living in their middle-Mosel vineyards made some of the most electric and "feathery" Riesling in a long time (maybe the finest in 20 years - yes, it's true!)" - Jon Rimmerman (Of course only a very short historical memory would call the Saar and Ruwer less 'storied' than the middle Mosel - jht)Mosel Saar RuwerStarting in 2007 the German wine authorities have changed labeling laws to rename all of the Mosel-Saar-Ruwer wines to just "Mosel." This puts this and other database driven sites in a difficult spot, as millions of old wine label reflect the former labeling. As described here, CellarTracker has elected to remain with the old labeling for a number of years to avoid confusion. At some point we will switch over to just "Mosel" but not for a few years at least.
Mosel WeinKulturland (Moselwein e.V.)
Detailed geographical information at weinlagen.info
#2018 Vintage Notes:
"Acid levels are relatively low throughout Riesling-growing Europe (acidification will once again be permitted in Germany – no surprise, as that’s been the case in eight of the last 10 vintages); but because malic acid was baked off or degraded by relentlessly balmy weather means, what acid remains is overwhelmingly of the efficacious tartaric sort. Extract levels are low, as one would anticipate from a growing season during which relatively little moisture was coursing through the vine’s roots and shoots. [...] Everyone is astonished how there could have been so much juice despite the drought." - David Schildknecht
"2018 is a homogenous vintage with a very high general level, below which it seldom falls [...] It leads with blossom. It is perhaps 80% delicious and 20% fascinating." - Terry Theise
#2017 Vintage Notes:
"not so friendly towards light wines" - Milkmansteve
#2016 Vintage Notes: "Overall, 2016 is a charmer of a vintage with much immediate ripe and fruity appeal, not unlike 2011 (in fresher) or 2007 (in lighter). However, 2016 is far from being homogeneous, in fact it is composed of a mosaic of vintages, a result of the freakish growing conditions. Hidden inside the vintage, there are true gems with the balance of 1997, one of the best vintages ever, 2002 or even 2008. The bulk of the harvest was brought in with refreshingly moderate sugar levels. Overall, the Saar and Ruwer produced slightly fresher wines than the Middle Mosel but there are great differences between Estates. The good harvest conditions allowed for some Auslese, little BA and even TBA wines, but some remarkably pure and fruity Eiswein.
In general, 2016 offers the opportunity to acquire Riesling with great immediate ripe appeal: The vintage is a true charmer. At the top, 2016 is one of the most exciting and elegantly balanced vintage since the 1990s and well-worth stocking up for cellaring! In particular, we urge our readers to literally plunge onto the finest Kabinett and Spätlese: These are some of the most exciting and classic we have ever tasted. 2016 looks also set to become a major vintage for dry Riesling, provided the aromatics are not overripe. Lovers of dessert wines will find much to love in 2016 as the Auslese are pure and the Eiswein are gorgeously fruity. They should however also keep an eye open for the remaining stunning noble-sweet wines from 2015 which are still available here and there." - Mosel Fines Wines, No. 36, July 2017
#2014 Vintage Notes:
"The heterogeneity of the 2014 vintage carries over onto the aging process. The top wines start to close down, as one would expect from these wines which are a remake of those from the 1990s. The wines affected by gin, saffron and mushroom flavors are still comparatively open and offer a not unattractive Scheurebe styled fruit opulence. We would opt to drink up these lesser wines except for the odd bottle and bury the little treasures of the vintage deep into the cellar." - Mosel Fines Wines, No. 30, March 2016
#2013 Vintage Notes:
"The fruity-styled 2013 wines have firmed up significantly since last year and start to show signs of closing down, making the underlying acidity seemingly sharp and out of balance. The better dry wines have come out of their early armor of smoke and tannin but the acidity may prove quite challenging. Quite frankly, except for some smaller bottlings, this is a vintage to lay down and wait." - Mosel Fines Wines, No. 27, March 2015
#2012 Vintage Notes:
"The 2012 wines have put on some flesh and go through a 'fattier' phase which is not unlike what the 2007 went through at the same period. However, the zestier acidity cuts through this 'weight' and makes the wines thoroughly enjoyable at this early stage. In particular the fruity Kabinett and Spatlese as well as the off-dry and dry wines offer much pleasure. We expect these wines to close down over the coming year or two. Enjoy while it lasts!" - Mosel Fines Wines, No. 27, March 2015
#2011 Vintage Notes:
"A bit to our surprise, the 2011 wines have shut down and go through a quite difficult and muted phase now. Their low acidity combined with their maturity makes them feel rich, opulent and often bulky, and thus not really enjoyable. We expect that these will need at least a decade to integrate their sweetness and gain in harmony. The only exception is the dry wines, whose low acidity makes for great food companionship." - Mosel Fines Wines, No. 27, March 2015
#2010 Vintage Notes:
"After a mellower period in 2012, many 2010 wines have firmed up and developed a stronger smoky side. However, most continue to shine through their fruit opulence, structure and deliciously zesty but ripe acidity. This suits in particular the off-dry bottlings, which have more charm than the legally dry wines. Will these wines close down? Actually, the softening acidity makes us wonder now but it also provides further evidence that these wines will turn out harmonious after all." - Mosel Fines Wines, No. 27, March 2015
#2009 Vintage Notes:
"Most 2009 wines have closed down, which accentuates their round and soft side forward. Many can still be quite enjoyable but the times of primary fruit with its attractive aromatic expression and a generous acidic kick are now over. Except for the dry wines, we would definitely recommend keeping your hands off any bottle in your cellar and possibly buying more wines from this vintage on the market as these are true gems in the making." - Mosel Fines Wines, No. 27, March 2015 |
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