Wolfer Goldgrube Riesling TBA Nr9
⏳ Drinking Window
2030 - 2080
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Roquefort or Stilton blue cheeses, classic duck foie gras terrine, tarte tatin with caramelized apples
✨ Technical Specifications
Originating from the steep, amphitheater-like slopes of the Wolfer Goldgrube, this Trockenbeerenauslese represents the pinnacle of extreme late-harvest botrytis concentration on weathered Devonian blue slate. Sourced from century-old ungrafted Riesling vines clinging to single stakes, the fruit undergoes meticulous berry-by-berry selection in multiple passes late into autumn. The shriveled, botrytized berries yield minuscule amounts of unctuous must that undergoes an extremely slow, spontaneous fermentation driven by indigenous yeasts in small neutral vessels, preserving an electrifying tension between profound residual sweetness and slate-driven 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%