Riesling QBA Trocken
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Typically best enjoyed within 1–5 years from the vintage release.
🍽️ wine.food_pairings
grilled trout, roasted pork, spicy Thai curries
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Serving as the essential calling card of the historic Wittmann estate, the Riesling Trocken QbA is a masterclass in estate-level precision. Sourced from biodynamically farmed vineyards across the limestone-rich slopes of Westhofen in the Rheinhessen, this dry Riesling captures the vibrant energy of the region. The Wittmann family, who have cultivated vines here since the 17th century, ferment the juice using indigenous yeasts in their deep, cool vaulted cellars, utilizing a combination of traditional large oak casks and stainless steel. The result is a wine that beautifully balances the natural tension of Riesling with a distinct, stony minerality derived from the local terra rossa and limestone soils, offering a pure and expressive snapshot of the estate's legendary terroir.
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With a winegrowing heritage in the Rheinhessen village of Westhofen dating back to 1663, Weingut Wittmann is a pioneering force in German biodynamic viticulture, having committed to organic practices in 1990 and biodynamics in 2004. Managed today by Philipp Wittmann alongside his family, the estate is globally revered for its precise, terroir-driven dry Rieslings sourced from legendary Grosses Gewächs sites like Morstein, Kirchspiel, and Aulerde. In their historic vaulted cellar built in 1829, the wines are fermented with indigenous yeasts and aged in traditional large oak casks, resulting in structured, mineral-rich expressions of outstanding longevity.