Wolfer Goldgrube Riesling Auslese Lange Goldkapsel Nr.7
⏳ Drinking Window
2022 - 2055
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Roquefort or aged Stilton blue cheeses, Foie gras torchon with quince compote, Roasted squab with spiced plum reduction
✨ Technical Specifications
Perched on the perilous, heat-retaining slopes of the Wolfer Goldgrube amphitheater, this exceptional Auslese Goldkapsel is sourced exclusively from ungrafted centenarian Riesling vines rooted in weathered Devonian blue and grey slate. Rigorous manual selection yields noble botrytis-affected clusters concentrated by dehydration. Vinification occurs via spontaneous fermentation using indigenous yeasts in neutral traditional oak Fuder and stainless steel vessels. The wine rests extensively on its fine lees, preserving its kinetic minerality and crystalline tension without any de-acidification or fining.
🍾 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%