Riesling Auslese
⏳ Drinking Window
2024 - 2045
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Roquefort or Stilton blue cheeses, seared foie gras with spiced apple compote, Meyer lemon tart
✨ Technical Specifications
Cultivated on the limestone-dominated marl slopes of Westhofen under certified biodynamic practices, this noble sweet Prädikatswein is crafted from selectively hand-harvested, botrytis-affected Riesling clusters. Fermentation relies on indigenous yeasts in traditional neutral oak casks and temperature-controlled stainless steel, arresting naturally to preserve vibrant residual sugar counterbalanced by profound mineral acidity.
🍾 About the Producer
With ancestral roots in Westhofen documented to 1663, Weingut Wittmann stands as a monumental force in the modern renaissance of Rheinhessen viticulture. Situated in the rolling Wonnegau district, the estate encompasses prestigious VDP Grosse Lage terroirs including Morstein, Kirchspiel, Brunnenhäuschen, and Aulerde. These steep, sun-drenched parcels feature deeply layered upper limestone and clay-marl colluvium over fractured subterranean limestone bedrock, fostering remarkable minerality and tension. Guided by cellarmaster Philipp Wittmann and his wife Eva Clüsserath, alongside his pioneering parents Günter and Elisabeth, the estate spearheaded organic cultivation in 1990 before achieving full Demeter biodynamic certification in 2004. In their vaulted 1829 cellar, hand-harvested fruit undergoes gentle pressing and spontaneous native-yeast fermentation in traditional large neutral oak Stück and Doppelstück casks. Renowned for chiseled, dry Rieslings and textural Burgundian varieties, Wittmann produces cellar-worthy benchmarks defined by intense saline depth, purity of fruit, and aristocratic limestone energy.
🍇 Grapes
Riesling
🍷 ABV
7.5% - 9.0%