Riesling
⏳ Drinking Window
2021 - 2025
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Spicy Asian cuisine, roasted pork belly, or fresh goat cheese.
✨ Technical Specifications
Oliver Zeter's Riesling represents a modern, highly expressive take on the Pfalz's signature grape. Grown on the region's diverse soils—ranging from limestone and loess to colored sandstone—this wine benefits from the Pfalz's exceptionally warm, sunny microclimate, often referred to as the 'Tuscany of Germany.' Zeter, famous for his whimsical bear mascot (a tribute to a family drawing by artist Otto Dill), crafts this Riesling to showcase pure fruit and vibrant minerality. Vinified primarily in stainless steel to preserve its crisp, aromatic profile, it balances Pfalz's characteristic ripe stone fruit notes with a precise, refreshing acidity.
🍾 About the Producer
Established in 2007 by brothers Oliver and Christian Zeter in the Mittelhaardt village of Neustadt-Haardt, Weingut Oliver Zeter is celebrated as a transformative force in modern German viticulture. Following apprenticeships in Italy, South Africa, and the Pfalz estate Dr. Deinhard, Oliver returned to his family's wine roots to champion grape varieties unconventional for the region, most notably Sauvignon Blanc alongside classic Riesling and Chenin Blanc. Sourced from limestone-rich slopes in Haardt Herzog and marl-sandstone terroirs across top parcels such as Kallstadter Saumagen, the vineyards benefit from the protective rain shadow of the Haardt hills. In the cellar, Zeter balances precise temperature-controlled stainless steel with wooden casks, concrete vessels, and amphorae to fashion textured, mineral-driven whites marked by vibrant acidity. The estate's whimsical mascot—a wine-drinking bear sketched by Palatinate artist Otto Dill—adorns benchmark labels such as the barrel-fermented Sauvignon Blanc, Le Moelleux Chenin Blanc, Saumagen Riesling, and the luscious botrytised Goldschatz TBA.
🍇 Grapes
Riesling
🍷 ABV
12-12.5%