Estate Riesling Trocken
⏳ Drinking Window
2023 - 2030
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
pan-seared white fish, spicy Thai curry, goat cheese salad
✨ Technical Specifications
The Estate Riesling Trocken from Weingut Wittmann serves as the ultimate calling card for this historic Westhofen estate. Sourced from biodynamically farmed vineyards across the limestone-rich slopes of the southern Rheinhessen, this dry Riesling captures the vibrant energy and mineral precision of the region. In the cellar, the grapes undergo gentle pressing and spontaneous fermentation with indigenous yeasts in traditional, large neutral oak casks. This time-honored approach, combined with the estate's strict selection process, yields a wine of remarkable clarity, showcasing bright citrus, stone fruit, and a distinct salty minerality that reflects Westhofen's ancient limestone soils. It is a classic representation of modern, dry German Riesling crafted with artisanal care.
🍾 About the Producer
With viticultural heritage in Westhofen dating back to 1663, Weingut Wittmann is one of Germany's most influential pioneers of organic and biodynamic viticulture in the Wonnegau sub-region of Rheinhessen. Under the visionary leadership of Philipp Wittmann, alongside his family, the estate transitioned to organic farming in 1990 and achieved full biodynamic certification in 2004. Wittmann's philosophy centers on intense vineyard care, spontaneous fermentation with indigenous yeasts, and aging in traditional neutral oak casks to express the profound limestone-rich terroir of legendary VDP.Grosse Lage sites such as Morstein, Kirchspiel, Aulerde, and Brunnenhäuschen. Renowned globally for benchmark Grosses Gewächs dry Rieslings characterized by crystalline precision, tension, and chalky minerality, the estate also crafts exceptional noble sweet botrytis wines and refined Pinot Noir.
🍇 Grape Varieties
Riesling
🍷 Alcohol By Volume (ABV)
11.5-12.5%