Wolfer Goldgrube Riesling TBA Nr10
⏳ Drinking Window
2030 - 2080
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Classic foie gras terrine with brioche, Roquefort or Stilton blue cheese, tarte tatin.
✨ Technical Specifications
Perched on the dramatically steep, south-facing amphitheater of the Wolfer Goldgrube, this Trockenbeerenauslese represents the pinnacle of extreme late-harvest botrytis concentration. The site features shallow, heat-retentive Devonian blue and grey slate soils populated by ancient, ungrafted Riesling vines trained via traditional single-stake viticulture. Shriveled, raisin-like berries affected by noble rot are painstakingly hand-selected berry by berry late into the autumn. Fermentation occurs spontaneously via indigenous yeasts in neutral vessels, progressing at an extraordinarily slow pace due to immense osmotic pressure from the concentrated sugars, yielding a nectar of crystalline purity, massive extract, and vibrant mineral 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%