Wolfer Goldgrube Riesling TBA Goldkapsel
⏳ Drinking Window
2030 - 2080
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Roquefort or Stilton blue cheeses, tarte tatin with creme fraiche, artisanal foie gras torchon
✨ Technical Specifications
Perched on the extreme, amphitheater-like slopes of the Wolfer Goldgrube, this Trockenbeerenauslese represents the pinnacle of botrytized dessert winemaking. Sourced from century-old ungrafted Riesling vines anchored in Devonian blue and grey slate, the shriveled berries are meticulously selected by hand over multiple harvesting passes. Spontaneous fermentation relies entirely on native yeasts, proceeding with glacial slowness in neutral vessels to preserve pure varietal and mineral definition. Denoting exceptional concentration and selection, the Goldkapsel bottling shows an intoxicating balance of unctuous residual sugar counterpointed by laser-like natural acidity and pronounced slate 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
6.0% - 7.5%