Riesling Kabinett
⏳ Drinking Window
2020 - 2030
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Thai green curry with lemongrass, roasted duck breast with spiced plum sauce, aged blue cheeses like Roquefort.
✨ Technical Specifications
Devonian blue and grey slate soils along the steep river amphitheatres yield fruit defined by natural tension and mineral salinity. Sourced from steeply terraced, organically farmed plots of Riesling, the grapes are hand-harvested at moderate potential alcohol to preserve the hallmark lightness of the Kabinett Prädikat. Vinification relies entirely on spontaneous wild-yeast fermentation in neutral traditional casks (Fuder) and stainless steel tanks, halted naturally by cooling to retain bright residual sugar balanced against high natural acidity, followed by fine lees maturation.
🍾 About the Producer
Founded in 2000 by the late Swiss visionary Daniel Vollenweider, Weingut Vollenweider played a pivotal role in revitalizing the forgotten, precipitously steep slopes of the Middle Mosel. Vollenweider began with just over one hectare in the historic Wolfer Goldgrube, salvaging centenarian, ungrafted Riesling vines trained in the traditional Mosel single-pole system. Following Vollenweider's passing in 2022, partner Moritz Hoffmann assumed leadership, maintaining heroic viticultural standards and securing certified organic status. Terroir here is dominated by weathered Devonian blue and grey slate forming a natural south-facing amphitheater overlooking the Mosel River. In the cellar, non-interventionist philosophies prevail: hand-harvested fruit undergoes spontaneous native-yeast fermentation in neutral oak casks and stainless steel, followed by extended lees aging. The estate's benchmark bottlings—such as the Wolfer Goldgrube Trocken, parcel selections like Unterste Jonpfad, and crystalline Prädikat expressions—are celebrated for their taut structural tension, electrifying natural acidity, deep mid-palate density, and profound slate salinity.
🍇 Grapes
Riesling
🍷 ABV
7.5-8.5%