Wolfer Goldgrube Riesling BA 9
⏳ Drinking Window
2022 - 2060
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Blue cheese, fruit tarts, foie gras
✨ Technical Specifications
The Wolfer Goldgrube, or 'golden quarry,' is a legendary steep-slope vineyard in the Mosel, renowned for its weathered grey slate soils and ancient, ungrafted Riesling vines. Weingut Vollenweider's Beerenauslese (BA) from this site is a masterpiece of extreme patience and meticulous hand-selection, crafted only in vintages where noble rot develops perfectly. The grapes are harvested berry by berry, capturing concentrated sugars, vibrant botrytis character, and the intense, mineral-driven acidity characteristic of the Goldgrube terroir. This wine stands as a tribute to the late Daniel Vollenweider's vision of reviving neglected, historic Mosel vineyards, offering a profound sensory experience that balances luscious sweetness with an electric, structural tension.
🍾 About the Producer
Founded in 1999 by Swiss native Daniel Vollenweider, Weingut Vollenweider is based in Traben-Trarbach in Germany's celebrated Mosel valley. Without family land or inherited infrastructure, Vollenweider dedicated himself to reviving neglected, century-old ungrafted vines clinging to the dramatic, slate-rich amphitheater of the Wolfer Goldgrube. Through meticulous, hands-on cultivation of these extreme steep slopes and traditional, low-intervention cellar work, the estate became a beacon of pure Mosel expression. Today, Weingut Vollenweider is internationally revered for its crystalline, mineral-laden Rieslings, particularly its legendary, highly collectible Auslese and Goldkapsel dessert wines.
🍇 Grape Varieties
Riesling