Wolfer Goldgrube Riesling Spatlese Goldkapsel Nr7
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Typically best enjoyed 10–30 years from vintage release, as its intense sweetness and structural acidity harmonize beautifully over decades.
🍽️ wine.food_pairings
Spicy Thai curry, glazed roast pork, blue cheese
✨ wine.spec_sheet
The Wolfer Goldgrube, or 'golden pit' of Wolf, is a legendary steep-slope vineyard in the Mosel, famed for its weathered grey slate soils and ancient, ungrafted Riesling vines. Weingut Vollenweider's Spätlese Goldkapsel Nr7 represents an extraordinary expression of this historic terroir. Crafted from meticulously hand-harvested grapes, often with a selection of noble botrytis, this wine is fermented naturally in traditional cellars. The 'Goldkapsel' designation denotes a reserve bottling of superior concentration, where the intense natural sweetness of late-harvested fruit is brilliantly balanced by the Mosel's signature electric acidity and deep, smoky minerality.
🍾 wine.about_producer
Established in 2000 by the late Swiss winemaker Daniel Vollenweider, Weingut Vollenweider is located in Traben-Trarbach in the Mosel region of Germany. The estate is renowned for reclaiming and preserving historic, extremely steep vineyards, most notably the Wolfer Goldgrube, which features ancient, ungrafted Riesling vines. Operating with a philosophy of meticulous manual labor, low yields, and minimal intervention in the cellar, the winery crafts highly precise, mineral-driven white wines, particularly their legendary, tension-filled Riesling Auslese expressions.