Riesling Spatlese
⏳ Drinking Window
2022 - 2035
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Spicy Thai green curry, glazed duck breast with plum reduction, washed-rind cheeses such as Munster.
✨ Technical Specifications
Devonian blue and grey slate slopes along the Middle Mosel supply the intense geological imprint defining this traditional Spätlese. Harvested by hand from steep, organically farmed vineyards, the fruit undergoes spontaneous fermentation driven exclusively by indigenous yeasts in neutral wooden casks (Fuder) and stainless steel. Fermentation halts naturally to leave residual sweetness counterbalanced by piercing, cold-climate acidity, followed by extended maturation on fine lees to build mid-palate texture and structural longevity.
🍾 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%