Wolfer Goldgrube Riesling Trocken
⏳ Drinking Window
2021 - 2032
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Grilled trout, roasted pork belly, spicy Thai curries
✨ Technical Specifications
The Wolfer Goldgrube, or 'gold mine' of Wolf, is a legendary amphitheater-like steep slope of weathered grey slate situated along a dramatic bend of the Mosel River. Weingut Vollenweider's dry expression from this historic site is crafted from ancient, often ungrafted Riesling vines that cling to the precipitous terrain. Daniel Vollenweider, captivated by the potential of these neglected slopes, resurrected this vineyard to produce wines of immense structural tension. The Wolfer Goldgrube Riesling Trocken is defined by its profound slate minerality, vibrant, electric acidity, and a deep, textured core of stone fruit and wild herbs, reflecting a minimalist cellar philosophy that allows the unique Mosel terroir to speak clearly.
🍾 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
🍷 Alcohol By Volume (ABV)
11.5% - 12.5%