Wolfer Goldgrube Riesling Auslese Reiler Nr5
⏳ Drinking Window
2022 - 2035
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Seared foie gras with spiced apricot purée, Roquefort or mature Stilton cheese, tarte tatin with crème fraîche
✨ Technical Specifications
Perched on the extreme, sun-trapping amphitheater of Wolfer Goldgrube, this Auslese emerges from weathered Devonian blue and grey slate soils that retain intense diurnal warmth. Sourced from ancient, ungrafted Riesling vines trained on single stakes, the fruit undergoes meticulous selection for botrytis-affected clusters alongside golden, ripe berries. Vinification proceeds with indigenous yeasts in traditional neutral oak casks and stainless steel, resulting in an unctuous yet tension-filled Prädikatswein defined by piercing mineral salinity and pure, concentrated stone fruit.
🍾 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%