Wolfer Goldgrube Reiler Riesling Auslese
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Typically best enjoyed 10–40 years from vintage release.
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Blue cheese, fruit-based desserts, foie gras
✨ wine.spec_sheet
The Wolfer Goldgrube, or 'golden grave,' is a legendary, amphitheater-like steep site in the Mosel, named both for the golden hue of its weathered slate soils and the backbreaking labor historically required to farm it. Weingut Vollenweider's Riesling Auslese from this vineyard is a sublime expression of this unique terroir, sourced from extremely old, often ungrafted vines. The wine is defined by its striking tension, where the luscious, honeyed sweetness of botrytis-affected fruit is perfectly counterbalanced by a laser-like, electric acidity. Fermented naturally and crafted with minimal intervention, this Auslese captures the essence of the Mosel's slate-driven minerality, offering complex layers of stone fruit, exotic spices, and a persistent, saline finish.
🍾 wine.about_producer
Established in 2000 by the late Swiss winemaker Daniel Vollenweider, Weingut Vollenweider is located in Traben-Trarbach in the Mosel region of Germany. The estate is renowned for reclaiming and preserving historic, extremely steep vineyards, most notably the Wolfer Goldgrube, which features ancient, ungrafted Riesling vines. Operating with a philosophy of meticulous manual labor, low yields, and minimal intervention in the cellar, the winery crafts highly precise, mineral-driven white wines, particularly their legendary, tension-filled Riesling Auslese expressions.