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WINE PARIS & VINEXPO PARIS 2026German Exhibitors Weingut Nikolaus Köwerich

Weingut Nikolaus Köwerich

www.weingutkoewerich.de

About us

When was the last time you tasted a 2009?

‘At the age of 10, 20 ... 30 years, Rieslings from the blue Devonian slate of the "Mittelmosel" can become unique. They cannot be copied anywhere in the world,’ says viticultural engineer Nikolaus Köwerich. Wine guides and competitions recommend his mature Rieslings (4.5 grapes Gault & Millau, Best of Riesling, 96+ Fallstaff, Jamessuckling.com, Jancisrobinson.com ...)

Vines have been cultivated on the blue Devonian slate of the Middle Moselle since ancient times, and Riesling since 1465. Köwerich's family has been on the books of the winegrowing village since 1548.

Nikolaus loves the balanced play of an elegant ‘Mosel’ from late harvested grapes. The viticultural engineer names the following requirements for the class of a Ripe Riesling: ‘Blue Devonian slate, an exposure of the vineyards to the south, south-west or west and a maximum site altitude of 100 metres above the Moselle. Of course, every vine must be able to see the river.’ For example, his ‘Große Lage Leiwener Laurentiuslay’ fulfils these conditions.

The eldest of the three daughters has just successfully completed her German-French Master's degree in Viticulture & Oenology (M.Sc.).

Family

Blue devonian slate, Laurentiuslay

Leiwener Laurentiuslay, Köwericher Laurentiuslay, Klüsserather Bruderschaft

Laurentiuslay

Cellar

Collection

Weingut Nikolaus Köwerich

Maria Köwerich

Laurentiuslay

Gault & Millau 4 grapes

Address

Weingut Nikolaus Köwerich
Maximinstr. 11
54340 Leiwen
Germany

E-mail: info@weingutkoewerich.de
Phone:  +49 6507 4282
Internet: www.weingutkoewerich.de

Contact person:

Nikolaus Köwerich
Owner
E-mail: info@weingutkoewerich.de
Phone: +49 171 7770-780

Annette Köwerich
Marketing
E-mail: info@weingutkoewerich.de
Phone: +49 175 2071-680

Products & Services

Still Wine

MOSEL

  1. Einblick N° 1 2024

  2. Für Feen und Elfen 2024

  3. Für Träumer und Helden Spätlese 2023

  4. Herr Mosel trocken 2024

  5. Fräulein Mosel Kabinett 2024

  6. Von den Bergen an der Mosel 2024

  7. Mosel Süd – West Kabinett 2024

  8. Klüsserather Bruderschaft trocken 2023

  9. Leiwener Laurentiuslay trocken 2023

  10. Leiwener Laurentiuslay Kabinett 2014

  11. Leiwener Laurentiuslay Spätlese 2009

  12. Leiwener Laurentiuslay Auslese 2004

  13. Leiwener Laurentiuslay Beerenauslese 2009

  14. Eiswein 2003

  15. Leiwener Laurentiuslay Trockenbeerenauslese 2005

100 % Riesling

Leiwener Laurentiuslay Spätlese

Jahrgang 2023:
(Slate, hot stone, candied lime, sweet red apple ... 93 points, Falstaff 2025)"Schiefer, heißer Stein, kandierte Limone, süßer Roter Apfel ..." 93 Punkte, Falstaff 2025
- 3. Platz Riesling Champion Vinum 2023

- 4 Trauben (4 grapes) Gault&Millau Weinguide 2023

Jahrgang 2003
- (beyond words) - ohne Worte

Jahrgang 1993
- (beyond words) - ohne Worte

Leiwener Laurentiuslay

Laurentiuslay

Laurentiuslay

Laurentiuslay

Laurentiuslay

Laurentiuslay

Laurentiuslay

Laurentiuslay

Laurentiuslay

Laurentiuslay

Herr Mosel

(4e place FOCUS Weintest Riesling trocken (1/2024 FOCUS))
4. Platz FOCUS Weintest Riesling trocken (1/2024 FOCUS)

(« ... arômes de mélisse citronnée, de citron vert, de violette, d'herbes de prairie et d'ardoise mouillée ... notes herbacées épicées et balsamiques en fin de bouche ... » (Guide des vins Falstaff 2023) )
„… Aromen von Zitronenmelisse, Limette, Veilchen, Wiesenkräutern und nassem Schiefer … kräuterwürzigen, balsamischen Noten im Nachhall …“ (Falstaff Wein Guide 2023)


(« ... schisteux-épicé-fumé ... Monsieur Moselle porte un costume ... élégance nonchalante ... » (Falstaff Wein Guide 2021))
„… schieferwürzig-rauchig … Herr Mosel trägt Anzug … nonchalante Eleganz …“ (Falstaff Wein Guide 2021)

Herr Mosel

Herr Mosel 0,75 l & 0,375 l

Laurentiuslay

Laurentiuslay

Laurentiuslay

Laurentiuslay

Leiwen, Laurentiuslay

Nick Köwerich, Klüsserather Bruderschaft

Herr Mosel

Harvest

Fräulein Mosel

(‘Wonderful...’ (Falstaff Wine Guide 2024))
„Wunderbar…” (Falstaff Wein Guide 2024)

(A delicious Mosel Kabinett that balances delicate peachy fruit with lemon zest freshness and decorates them with a bunch of spring flowers. And in spite of all this charm, there's a structure behind this that will give it a long life. Long wet stone and lime zest finish ...’ (jamessuckling.com, 24/02/2023))
„A delicious Mosel Kabinett that balances delicate peachy fruit with lemon zest freshness and decorates them with a bunch of spring flowers. And in spite of all this charm, there’s a structure behind this that will give it a long life. Long wet stone and lime zest finish …“ (jamessuckling.com, 24.02.2023)

(... plays with wonderful honey sweetness, subtle acidity and citrus flavours.’ (Gala 50/2019))
„… spielt mit herrlicher Honigsüße, dezenter Säure und Zitrusaromen.“ (Gala 50/2019)

(‘... a Fräulein miracle under high voltage!’ (Fallstaff Wine Guide Germany 2019))
„… ein Fräuleinwunder unter Starkstrom!“ (Fallstaff Wein Guide Deutschland 2019)

‘(... lush and powerful Riesling ...’ (Vinum Wine Guide Germany 2019))
„… üppiger und kraftvoller Riesling …“ (Vinum Weinguide Deutschland 2019)

(... the Fräulein also appeals as an aperitif wine ...’ (Stern 11.1.2018))
„… das Fräulein gefällt aber auch als Aperitifwein …“ (Stern 11.1.2018)

Our vineyard sites

Klüsserather Bruderschaft

Leiwener Laurentiuslay

Leiwener Laurentiuslay

Mosel

Leiwener Laurentiuslay

Leiwener Laurentiuslay - Blue Devonian slate

Mosel loop near Leiwen

Einblick N°1

(`... in perfect balance ...` (Vinum Wine Guide 2023))
„… in perfekter Balance …“ (Vinum Weinguide 2023)

(`.. with its polish and transparency ...`) (Vinum Weinguide 2018),
, „… mit seinem Schliff und seiner Transparenz …“ (Vinum Weinguide 2018)

(`A vacation for the palate ...` (InStyle 10/2009))
„Urlaub für den Gaumen …“ (InStyle 10/2009)

(`... sparkling and harmonious ...` (Brigitte 17/2000))
„… spritzig und harmonisch …“ (Brigitte 17/2000)

Einblick N° 1

Einblick N°1, 0,25l

In the vineyards around Leiwen

In the vineyards around Leiwen

In the vineyards around Leiwen

In the vineyards around Leiwen

Botteling day

Einblick N°1

Cellar work

Barrel-sample tasting

Leiwener Laurentiuslay trocken

‘So pristine and precise with a beautiful silkiness ...’, 94 points, Leiwener Laurentiuslay Große Lage Riesling trocken 2020 (jamessuckling.com, 24.02.2023)

‘Built to last’, 94 points, Leiwener Laurentiuslay 2019 Riesling trocken (jamessuckling.com, 13/04/2021),

(`Ripe peach, slate and salt, very mineral and taut, dried herbs. Complex with a lot of finesse, carrying acidity, very juicy, wonderful length. Still has many years ahead of it.’, 94 points, Leiwener Laurentiuslay Riesling dry 2015 (The best of the best. Excellent., GENUSS.wein.pur Trophy 2/2019)`)
„Reifer Pfirsich, Schiefer und Salz, sehr mineralisch und straff, Trockenkräuter. Komplex mit viel Finesse, tragender Säure, sehr saftig, wunderbare Länge. Hat noch viele Jahre vor sich.“, 94 Punkte, Leiwener Laurentiuslay Riesling trocken 2015 (Die Besten der Besten. Ausgezeichnet., GENUSS.wein.pur Trophy 2/2019)

Leiwener Laurentiuslay Große Lage

Laurentiuslay

Laurentiuslay

Laurentiuslay

Laurentiuslay

Laurentiuslay, Ardoise/ Schiste devonian bleu

Laurentiuslay, Nikolaus Köwerich

Laurentiuslay

Weingut Nikolaus Köwerich

Wall lizard on a steep slope

Für Feen und Elfen

(Delicately playful … (FÜR SIE 8/24))
„Spielerisch zart …“ (FÜR Sie 8/24)

(… lightness of touch … (jamessuckling.com, 13.04.2021))
„… lightness of touch …“ (jamessuckling.com, 13.04.2021)

(Most Popular Riesling (Audience Award, Frankfurt Riesling Day 2018))
„Beliebtester Riesling“ (Publikumspreis Frankfurter Rieslingtag 2018)

(… on the palate, it dances its own name … (SWR 2013))
„… im Mund tanzt er seinen Namen …“ (SWR 2013)

(… fresh with notes of peach … (Gala 44/2006))
„… frisch und mit Pfirsichnoten …“ (Gala 44/2006)

FOR FAIRIES AND ELVES
Playful floral aromas from our special vineyard sites. Perfect for daytime, evenings and nights. Classic, unmistakably Mosel. We love it with delicate, light dishes and Asian cuisine.

FÜR FEEN UND ELFEN
Verspielte Blütendüfte aus unseren besonderen Lagen. Für tagsüber, abends und nachts. Klassisch, unverkennbar Mosel. Wir lieben ihn zu feinen, leichten Speisen und zu asiatischer Küche.

Von den Bergen an der Mosel

(“This youthful and vibrant … Mosel wine has bright yet subtle aromas of white peach, lemon zest and fresh garden herbs. Sleek palate with tons of wet stone character and racy energy. Long, crystalline finish …” (jamessuckling.com, 24.02.2023))

„This youthful and vibrant … Mosel wine has bright yet subtle aromas of white peach, lemon zest and fresh garden herbs. Sleek palate with tons of wet stone character and racy energy. Long, crystalline finish …“
(jamessuckling.com,24.02.2023))

(“The delicately spicy Riesling … the ideal companion” (FÜR SIE 8/24))

„Der feinwürzige Riesling … der ideale Begleiter“ (FÜR Sie 8/24)

FROM THE MOUNTAINS OF THE MOSEL
A Riesling that is a bit like the big, serious brother of “Einblick N°1” - that’s “From the Mountains of the Mosel”.)

VON DEN BERGEN AN DER MOSEL
Ein Riesling, der ein bißchen wie der große, ernste Bruder von „Einblick N°1“ ist. Er kommt „Von den Bergen an der Mosel“.

Von den Bergen an der Mosel

Klüsserather Bruderschaft, Köwericher Laurentiuslay, Leiwener Laurentiuslay

Shapes the aroma of our cool-climate Rieslings: blue Devonian slate, 400 million years old.

Nikolaus Köwerich

Köwericher Laurentiuslay

Nick during the ripeness check in the Klüsserather Bruderschaft vineyard

Köwericher Laurentiuslay

Leiwener Laurentiuslay

Nikolaus Köwerich

Leiwener und Köwericher Laurentiuslay

Mosel Süd - West

For 30 vintages we have been trying to explore the soul of Middle Mosel Riesling. A short time, considering that wine has been grown on the Middle Mosel for almost two millennia. Since 1465, Riesling has rooted itself here in the blue Devonian slate.

Every year we set aside bottles of the special wines of that vintage. Which wines bring us the greatest joy today?
For example, the 2000 Leiwener Laurentiuslay Kabinett, which we were able to taste last summer at the Jockey Club in Paris with violet artichokes à la barigoule (with garlic, onions, and bacon). Mature Rieslings sometimes show notes of hay, leather, and wood, which married beautifully with the distinctive aromas of the artichokes. It was exquisite.

A young Riesling Kabinett that, after around 25 years, possesses these characteristics must have been shaped by—and grown from—these factors:

  • Blue Devonian slate

  • Vineyard exposure from south to west

  • An unobstructed view of the Mosel

The summer and autumn of 2024 gifted us such a Kabinett. For this reason, we had the name protected and are delighted to present it to you now.

In the “Best of Riesling” competition, it received 92 points in the category “VI Riesling restsüss”.

Mosel Süd - West

Klüsserather Bruderschaft, Köwericher Laurentiuslay, Leiwener Laurentiuslay

Nick during the ripeness check in the Klüsserather Bruderschaft vineyard

Leiwener Laurentiuslay

Harvest Klüsserather Bruderschaft

Shapes the aroma of our cool-climate Rieslings: blue Devonian slate, 400 million years old.

Shapes the aroma of our cool-climate Rieslings: blue Devonian slate, 400 million years old.

Leiwener Laurentiuslay

Maria during the ripeness check

Köwericher Laurentiuslay

Für Träumer und Helden

“… complex nose in which spring meadow, crisp pear and a wide spectrum of citrus aromas pull you into the succulent, but very focused palate …”, (jamessuckling.com, 24.02.2023)

“… a very cool, elegant Mosel Spätlese … long, delicate, slate-like finish …” (jamessuckling.com, 13.04.2021)

“… nose combines the fragrance of morning dew … and a subtle touch of spice …” (Jancis Robinson (MS) , 15.08.2016)

(“… unorthodox wine for a young generation …” (Meisterwerke des Weines, Tre Torri Verlag, 2008))
„… Unorthodoxer Wein für eine junge Generation …“ (Meisterwerke des Weines, Tre Torri Verlag, 2008)

(“… the James Bond among Mosel wines … a classic …” (wein.pur 2/2007))
„… Der James Bond unter den Möselchen … Klassiker …“ (wein.pur 2/2007)

Für Träumer und Helden (FOR DREAMERS AND HEROES)

Sensual, sweet and sinful. An opulent concentrate of Mosel summer sun. Aromas of apricot and peach, tropical nuances, honey and spice, all paired with lively citrus freshness. We love it as an aperitif, with Asian cuisine and with cheese. We also cherish its gentle power as a companion to – or even in place of – dessert.

Für Träumer und Helden (For dreamers and heroes)

Klüsserather Bruderschaft, Köwericher Laurentiuslay, Leiwener Laurentiuslay

Leiwener Laurentiuslay

Leiwener Laurentiuslay

Leiwen

Leiwener Laurentiuslay

Leiwener Laurentiuslay

Leiwener Laurentiuslay

Leiwener Laurentiuslay

Leiwener Laurentiuslay

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