Wolfer Goldgrube Riesling BA
⏳ Drinking Window
2022 - 2060
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Roquefort or Stilton blue cheeses, classic duck foie gras terrine, tart lemon-apricot tarts.
✨ Technical Specifications
Perched on the extreme, amphitheater-like slopes of the Wolfer Goldgrube, this Beerenauslese relies on ancient ungrafted Riesling vines anchored in decomposing Devonian blue and grey slate. Berries affected by noble rot (Botrytis cinerea) are harvested by hand through painstaking multiple passes across the precipitous terraces. Vinification is dictated by spontaneous fermentation via indigenous yeasts in neutral vessels, arresting naturally when extreme sugar concentrations impede fermentation. The resulting nectar delivers an intricate balance between unctuous residual sweetness and high-tension slate salinity.
🍾 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
6.5% - 8.5%