Weingut Nikolaus Köwerich
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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.).
Address
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
MOSEL
Einblick N° 1 2024
Für Feen und Elfen 2024
Für Träumer und Helden Spätlese 2023
Herr Mosel trocken 2024
Fräulein Mosel Kabinett 2024
Von den Bergen an der Mosel 2024
Mosel Süd – West Kabinett 2024
Klüsserather Bruderschaft trocken 2023
Leiwener Laurentiuslay trocken 2023
Leiwener Laurentiuslay Kabinett 2014
Leiwener Laurentiuslay Spätlese 2009
Leiwener Laurentiuslay Auslese 2004
Leiwener Laurentiuslay Beerenauslese 2009
Eiswein 2003
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
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)
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)
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)
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)
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“.
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”.
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.