2015 Heymann-Löwenstein Winninger Uhlen "R" Roth Lay

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Rahsaan

Rahsaan
Have been wondering about 2015 GGs and while I cannot claim any broader knowledge, this 2015 Heymann-Löwenstein Winninger Uhlen "R" Roth Lay was certainly well worth opening. A bit shy at first, but a quick decant let it blossom and serve as a splendid accompaniment to clam risotto topped with fresh thyme from the garden.

The fruit is 2015 full firm and ripe, but also very detailed and precise and not a smidgen of flab or fat. Plus, right now, the flavors are leaning verdant, which is fine by me. I love the light touch for such a powerful wine and will wait a while on the next bottles, but very much look forward to them.
 
Have you had several vintages of this wine? I stopped buying them because for a while the style seemed to change completely year after year. And a few vintages were rather sweet and flabby for my taste.

What you describe sounds rather nice, especially for such a ripe year, so maybe I should try them out again?

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The only other vintage I’ve had was 2014, which was very similar stylistically to this 2015. It had less power, but was still very layered and complex. No idea what’s been going on since then. They’re not very easy to find in the US so I’ve only purchased them in Germany. What years were you trying the wines and finding them sweet and flabby?
 
originally posted by Rahsaan:
The only other vintage I’ve had was 2014, which was very similar stylistically to this 2015. It had less power, but was still very layered and complex. No idea what’s been going on since then. They’re not very easy to find in the US so I’ve only purchased them in Germany. What years were you trying the wines and finding them sweet and flabby?
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The era of the constant changing and occasionally lots of residual sugar was before, pretty much until 2012 or so, if I recall correctly. I have heard that things changed quite a bit since, but I can only carry so much wine with me on my visits to Germany. It sounds like I should sneak in a few H-L bottles again, as in years when the wines had tension and balance I did like them a lot. And they taste unlike most others.
 
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