Krover Steffensberg Riesling BA
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Typically best enjoyed 15–40 years from the vintage release, though well-cellared bottles can easily evolve beautifully for half a century.
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Blue cheese, fruit tarts, foie gras
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Nestled in the dramatic, steep slopes of the Mosel valley, the Kröver Steffensberg vineyard is renowned for its iron-rich grey slate soils and warm, south-southwest exposure. Weingut Vollenweider's Beerenauslese (BA) from this site is a rare, nectar-like masterpiece born from painstaking, berry-by-berry hand selection of botrytis-affected grapes. Daniel Vollenweider's legacy of minimal intervention and deep respect for old, ungrafted vines shines in this cuvée, which beautifully balances intense, honeyed concentration with the Mosel's signature crystalline acidity and deep mineral tension. It is a testament to the heroic viticulture required to farm these dizzying slopes.
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Established in 2000 by the late Swiss winemaker Daniel Vollenweider, Weingut Vollenweider is located in Traben-Trarbach in the Mosel region of Germany. The estate is renowned for reclaiming and preserving historic, extremely steep vineyards, most notably the Wolfer Goldgrube, which features ancient, ungrafted Riesling vines. Operating with a philosophy of meticulous manual labor, low yields, and minimal intervention in the cellar, the winery crafts highly precise, mineral-driven white wines, particularly their legendary, tension-filled Riesling Auslese expressions.