Wolfer Goldgrube Riesling Auslese Nr7
⏳ Drinking Window
2022 - 2035
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Roquefort or mature blue cheese, seared foie gras with spiced apple compote, Meyer lemon tart.
✨ Technical Specifications
Sourced from old, ungrafted vines in the steeply terraced Wolfer Goldgrube amphitheater, this Auslese showcases the unique microclimate of decomposed Devonian blue and grey slate. Hand-selected botrytis and golden, sun-ripened clusters are vinified through spontaneous fermentation with indigenous yeasts in traditional neutral oak fuders and stainless steel. The natural fermentation arrests gently, leaving a concentrated core of unfermented sugars counterbalanced by pristine, razor-sharp 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%