Uhlen is situated all the way in the west of our village, and has a much colder microclimate with a forest on top of the hillside. Like swallows' nests, countless centuries-old terraces cling to the bare rock here, forming an amphitheater that extends up to 240 meters in the semicircle of the river bend. The soil changes us as we move along the slope from east to west: blue slate, calcareous grey Laubach slate, iron oxide-rich red slate. This wine is a cuvée of the 3 slate types that you find within the Uhlen appellation.
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Producer: Daniel Fries
Variety: Riesling
Region: Mosel
Soil Type: Slate Rich Sand
Vintage: 2022
Alcohol: 12.0% ABV
Volume: 750ml
About Daniel Fries
Daniel is the 8th Generation of the Fries family who farm 8ha of vineyard in the village of Winningen, exclusively hand harvesting and without the use of herbicides. They farm a Riesling in 2 of the Grand Cru appellations of Uhlen and Rottgen, alongside one of the first estates in the Mosel to plant Pinot Noir in 1986.
Uhlen is situated all the way in the west of our village, and has a much colder microclimate with a forest on top of the hillside. Like swallows' nests, countless centuries-old terraces cling to the bare rock here, forming an amphitheater that extends up to 240 meters in the semicircle of the river bend. The soil changes us as we move along the slope from east to west: blue slate, calcareous grey Laubach slate, iron oxide-rich red slate. This wine is a cuvée of the 3 slate types that you find within the Uhlen appellation.
Winemaking
Handpicked, Sedimentation over night, fermentation with wild yeasts in big German oak barrels and stainless steel (~50/50), 10 months on full lees, gentle filtration, bottled in august 2023 and released in November 2023. 5.6 g/L of Residual Sugar
