Wolfer Goldgrube Portz Riesling Auslese
⏳ Drinking Window
2022 - 2045
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Roquefort or Stilton blue cheeses, seared foie gras with spiced apple compote, Meyer lemon tart.
✨ Technical Specifications
Emerging from the historic Portz cadastral parcel within the steeply terraced, south-facing amphitheater of Wolfer Goldgrube, this cuvée draws on un-grafted old-vine Riesling rooted directly in weathered Devonian blue and grey slate. Fruit selection for the Auslese tier requires selective hand-harvesting of botrytis-affected and raisined golden clusters. Fermentation occurs spontaneously via indigenous yeasts in neutral traditional oak casks (Fuder) alongside stainless steel. Retaining unfermented residual sugar through natural cessation of fermentation, the wine matures on fine lees to harmonize its high-strung mineral core with lush fruit concentration.
🍾 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
7-8.5%