Westhofener Aulerde Riesling GG
⏳ Drinking Window
2023 - 2040
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Pan-seared turbot with beurre blanc, roasted pork loin with caraway and braised fennel, or aged Comté cheese.
✨ Technical Specifications
Positioned on the south- to south-southeast-facing slopes of Westhofen, the Aulerde Grosse Lage is protected from chilling westerly winds, standing out as the warmest cru in the village. Its topsoil features deep, light clay marl mixed with gravelly loess and sand, resting upon massive limestone bedrock. These conditions consistently encourage earlier ripening and produce the most forward, opulent fruit profile among the Wonnegau grand crus. Vinification relies strictly on ambient yeasts in traditional neutral oak Stück and Doppelstück casks, where the wine matures on full lees to balance natural power with mineral tension.
🍾 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
12.5-13.5%