Westhofener Kirchspiel Riesling GG
⏳ Drinking Window
2022 - 2032
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Pan-seared turbot with beurre blanc, roast veal chop with chanterelles, or aged Comté cheese.
✨ Technical Specifications
Carved into an east-to-southeast facing amphitheater overlooking the Rhine Valley, the Westhofener Kirchspiel Grosse Lage parcel benefits from shelter against cold westerly winds while catching early morning sunlight. The soil consists predominantly of clay marl interspersed with fractured limestone colluvium over solid limestone bedrock, imparting a signature tension and saline mineral core. Grapes are selectively harvested by hand, followed by gentle crushing and spontaneous fermentation via indigenous yeasts in historic, neutral large oak Stück and Doppelstück casks. Maturation continues on the fine lees without battonage, preserving pure varietal character and mineral precision in this benchmark dry Grosses Gewächs bottling.
🍾 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%