Wolfer Goldgrube Riesling Auslese
⏳ Drinking Window
2022 - 2045
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Roquefort or aged blue cheeses, foie gras terrine with brioche, glazed duck breast with spiced plum reduction
✨ Technical Specifications
Rooted in the precipitous, south-facing amphitheater of the Wolfer Goldgrube, this Auslese emerges from weathered Devonian blue and grey slate soils. Hand-selected, partially botrytized clusters from un-grafted old vines are harvested late in the season to capture concentrated sugars without sacrificing vibrant acidity. Fermentation relies on native yeasts and proceeds at low temperatures in neutral wooden casks and stainless steel, stopping naturally to leave substantial residual sweetness counterbalanced by crystalline minerality and slate-derived tension.
🍾 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
7-8.5%