Krover Steffensberg Riesling Spatlese Nr5
⏳ Drinking Window
2022 - 2035
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Spicy Thai curry, glazed pork belly, blue cheese
✨ Technical Specifications
Weingut Vollenweider's Kröver Steffensberg Riesling Spätlese Nr. 5 is a sublime testament to the late Daniel Vollenweider's devotion to the forgotten, steep slopes of the Middle Mosel. The Kröver Steffensberg vineyard, historically highly regarded but often overshadowed in the late 20th century, features steep, south-southwest-facing slopes rich in weathered grey slate with iron-veined clay. This unique terroir imparts a distinctively deep, spicy minerality and rich stone fruit character to the Riesling. The 'Nr. 5' designation represents a specific selection that showcases an exceptional balance of natural residual sweetness and vibrant, electric acidity. Crafted with meticulous manual labor, gentle pressing, and spontaneous fermentation, this Spätlese captures the classic Mosel tension—light on its feet yet incredibly intense, layered with notes of white peach, wild herbs, and a smoky, slate-driven finish.
🍾 About the Producer
Founded in 1999 by Swiss native Daniel Vollenweider, Weingut Vollenweider is based in Traben-Trarbach in Germany's celebrated Mosel valley. Without family land or inherited infrastructure, Vollenweider dedicated himself to reviving neglected, century-old ungrafted vines clinging to the dramatic, slate-rich amphitheater of the Wolfer Goldgrube. Through meticulous, hands-on cultivation of these extreme steep slopes and traditional, low-intervention cellar work, the estate became a beacon of pure Mosel expression. Today, Weingut Vollenweider is internationally revered for its crystalline, mineral-laden Rieslings, particularly its legendary, highly collectible Auslese and Goldkapsel dessert wines.
🍇 Grape Varieties
Riesling