Wolfer Goldgrube Reiler Riesling Auslese
⏳ Drinking Window
2022 - 2045
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Roquefort or Stilton blue cheese, roasted squab with spiced plum reduction, tarte Tatin with crème fraîche.
✨ Technical Specifications
Sourced from old, ungrafted Riesling vines rooted in the precipitously steep, south-facing amphitheater of the Wolfer Goldgrube, this Auslese channels the intense heat-retention and mineral complexity of weathered Devonian grey and blue slate. Harvested by hand through rigorous selective passes targeting botrytis-affected and raisined clusters, the fruit undergoes slow, spontaneous fermentation with indigenous yeasts in temperature-moderated neutral oak vessels and stainless steel. Extended lees contact without fining preserves the electric structural tension, yielding an opulent yet laser-focused expression defined by residual sweetness matched with searing slate acidity.
🍾 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%