Wolfer Goldgrube Riesling TBA Goldkapsel
⏳ Drinking Window
2030 - 2080
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Blue cheese, foie gras, apricot tart
✨ Technical Specifications
The Wolfer Goldgrube Riesling Trockenbeerenauslese (TBA) Goldkapsel represents the absolute pinnacle of sweet winemaking from the steep, slate-strewn slopes of the Mosel. Sourced from the historic Wolfer Goldgrube vineyard—a site resurrected through the sheer determination of the late Daniel Vollenweider—this rare cuvée is crafted only in exceptional vintages. The vineyard's ancient, ungrafted Riesling vines dig deep into the weathered grey slate, yielding fruit of extraordinary concentration. To produce a TBA of this caliber, harvest workers must painstakingly select individual, shriveled berries affected by noble rot (botrytis) directly from the vine. The 'Goldkapsel' designation denotes an auction-grade lot of even greater richness and selection, resulting in a nectar that balances luscious sweetness with the Mosel's signature, electric acidity and profound mineral depth.
🍾 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