Wintricher Ohligsberg Riesling Auslese 1*
⏳ Drinking Window
2024 - 2040
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Blue cheese, foie gras, fruit-based desserts
✨ Technical Specifications
The Wintricher Ohligsberg is a legendary steep-slope vineyard situated along a dramatic bend of the Mosel River. Renowned since the 19th century for producing some of the region's most exquisite wines, this site features a unique microclimate and soils dominated by weathered blue Devonian slate with quartz. Julian Haart's Wintricher Ohligsberg Riesling Auslese 1* is a masterclass in balance, capturing the intense concentration of noble rot while maintaining a breathtaking, feather-light agility. Harvested entirely by hand from old vines on these dizzying slopes, the grapes undergo spontaneous fermentation in traditional cellars. The resulting wine is a brilliant interplay of luscious stone fruit sweetness, electric acidity, and a deep, smoky mineral tension that reflects the dramatic terroir of the Mosel.
🍾 About the Producer
Established in 2010 by Julian Haart alongside his wife Nadine, Weingut Julian Haart has rapidly emerged as one of the Mosel's most revered artisan domains. Born into a multi-century Piesport winegrowing lineage, Julian refined his craft through pivotal apprenticeships under icons Egon Müller, Klaus Peter Keller, and Werner Schönleber. The estate farms approximately five hectares, centering on vertigo-inducing, blue-slate Grand Cru terraces in the Mosel—notably Wintricher Ohligsberg and Piesporter Goldtröpfchen—alongside prestigious limestone parcels in Rheinhessen obtained through parcel exchanges with Keller. Viticulture relies entirely on meticulous manual labor without synthetic inputs, preserving ungrafted, century-old vines. In the cellar, Haart practices spontaneous fermentation in traditional neutral wooden Fuder and stainless steel with minimal intervention. The resulting Rieslings, ranging from razor-sharp dry Kalkstein and site bottlings to ethereal Kabinetts, display crystalline precision, saline tension, filigreed sweetness, and profound slate-driven minerality.
🍇 Grapes
Riesling