Wolfer Goldgrube Riesling Spatlese Portz Nr5
⏳ Drinking Window
2022 - 2035
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Glazed pork belly with apple compote, Thai green curry with lemongrass and coconut milk, aged blue cheeses like Roquefort.
✨ Technical Specifications
Wolfer Goldgrube Riesling Spätlese Portz Nr. 5 emerges from a distinct micro-parcel within the steeply terraced, south-facing amphitheater of the Wolfer Goldgrube. Rooted in deep, weathered Devonian blue and grey slate, old ungrafted bush-vines yield concentrated fruit harvested late in the season to capture high natural sweetness offset by crystalline acidity. Spontaneous native-yeast fermentation occurs in traditional neutral oak fuder and stainless steel vessels without modern intervention, resting on fine lees to preserve site-driven tension and profound mineral drive.
🍾 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%