Wolfer Goldgrube Reiler Riesling Kabinett
⏳ Drinking Window
2020 - 2030
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Spicy Thai green curry, glazed pork belly with apple compote, washed-rind cheeses such as Münster.
✨ Technical Specifications
Perched on dramatic, south-facing Devonian blue and grey slate slopes along the Middle Mosel, this cuvée draws from steep terraces with extensive vine age, including ungrafted parcels. Harvested manually under rigorous parcel selection, the fruit undergoes spontaneous fermentation driven by indigenous yeasts in traditional neutral oak casks (Fuder) alongside stainless steel. Retaining natural residual sweetness to counter the site's intense mineral salinity, the wine matures on fine lees to build mid-palate dimension while preserving kinetic acidity and transparency.
🍾 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%