Wolfer Goldgrube Riesling Spatlese Nr14
⏳ Drinking Window
2022 - 2035
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Pan-seared duck breast with spiced plum reduction, Thai green curry with prawns, and aged blue cheeses such as Roquefort.
✨ Technical Specifications
Sourced from old, ungrafted vines rooted in weathered Devonian blue and grey slate within the south-facing amphitheater of the Wolfer Goldgrube. Harvested by hand on dramatic, terraced slopes, this Spätlese captures concentrated, naturally ripe fruit balanced by vivid Mosel acidity. Spontaneous fermentation with indigenous yeasts takes place primarily in traditional neutral wooden casks (Fuder) and stainless steel, followed by extended maturation on the fine lees without fining, yielding crystalline tension, textural depth, and slate-driven 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
7.5-8.5%