Wolfer Goldgrube Portz Riesling Auslese
⏳ Drinking Window
2022 - 2045
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Blue cheese, foie gras, fruit-based desserts like apple tarte tatin
✨ Technical Specifications
The Portz parcel represents a historic, prized heart of the Wolfer Goldgrube vineyard, characterized by its dizzyingly steep slopes of weathered grey slate and ancient, ungrafted Riesling vines. Weingut Vollenweider's dedication to this challenging terroir yields an Auslese of extraordinary depth and precision. The wine is defined by a brilliant tension between luscious, botrytis-affected sweetness—replete with notes of candied stone fruits, honey, and exotic spices—and a piercing, slate-driven acidity. Fermented naturally and crafted with minimal intervention, this cuvée captures the pure, crystalline essence of the Mosel's historic winemaking heritage.
🍾 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
🍷 Alcohol By Volume (ABV)
7-8.5%