Wolfer Goldgrube Riesling Spatlese Portz
⏳ Drinking Window
2022 - 2035
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
spicy Thai curry, glazed pork belly, blue cheese
✨ Technical Specifications
Hailing from the legendary, dizzyingly steep slopes of the Wolfer Goldgrube, the Portz parcel represents one of the crown jewels of Weingut Vollenweider. The name Goldgrube translates to gold mine, a historical nod to the exceptional quality and sun-drenched exposure of this Mosel site. This Spätlese is crafted from ancient, ungrafted Riesling vines anchored in weathered Devonian slate. Vollenweider's minimal-intervention philosophy in the cellar—utilizing gentle pressing and spontaneous fermentation—allows the unique microclimate of the Portz parcel to shine. The resulting wine is a masterclass in tension, where luscious, honeyed stone fruit sweetness is perfectly counterbalanced by a vibrant, electric vein of slate-driven acidity and a salty, mineral finish.
🍾 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
🍷 Alcohol By Volume (ABV)
7.5-8.5%