Wolfer Goldgrube Riesling BA 9
⏳ Drinking Window
2022 - 2060
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Roquefort or Stilton blue cheeses, tarte tatin with creme fraiche, foie gras torchon with quince compote
✨ Technical Specifications
Devonian blue and grey slate soils within the steep amphitheater of the Wolfer Goldgrube provide the bedrock for this Beerenauslese, crafted from selectively hand-picked, botrytized berries predominantly from old, ungrafted Riesling vines. The low-yielding fruit undergoes a gentle pressing followed by a slow, spontaneous fermentation driven by indigenous yeasts in cellar temperatures, arresting naturally to preserve vibrant residual sugar and concentrated structural acidity before maturation on the fine lees in neutral vessels.
🍾 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%