Wolfer Goldgrube Riesling TBA
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Typically best enjoyed 15 to 50+ years from the vintage release, though virtually immortal under proper cellar conditions.
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blue cheese, foie gras, apricot tart
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Crafted only in exceptional vintages when nature grants the perfect alignment of autumn mist and warm sunshine, the Wolfer Goldgrube Riesling Trockenbeerenauslese (TBA) represents the absolute pinnacle of sweet winemaking. The historic Wolfer Goldgrube vineyard, with its dizzyingly steep slopes of weathered grey slate and ancient, ungrafted Riesling vines, provides the dramatic stage. Here, individual berries affected by noble rot (Botrytis cinerea) are painstakingly selected by hand, berry by berry, over multiple passes through the vineyard. The resulting nectar is fermented slowly in the cool cellars, yielding a wine of monumental concentration, where luscious honeyed sweetness, exotic stone fruit, and botrytis spice are brilliantly counterbalanced by the Mosel's signature, electric, slate-driven acidity.
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Established in 2000 by the late Swiss winemaker Daniel Vollenweider, Weingut Vollenweider is located in Traben-Trarbach in the Mosel region of Germany. The estate is renowned for reclaiming and preserving historic, extremely steep vineyards, most notably the Wolfer Goldgrube, which features ancient, ungrafted Riesling vines. Operating with a philosophy of meticulous manual labor, low yields, and minimal intervention in the cellar, the winery crafts highly precise, mineral-driven white wines, particularly their legendary, tension-filled Riesling Auslese expressions.