Westhofener Moorstein Riesling Auslese
⏳ Drinking Window
2024 - 2045
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Blue cheese, fruit-based tarts, foie gras
✨ Technical Specifications
The legendary Morstein vineyard, first documented in 1282, is the crown jewel of Westhofen and one of Germany's most revered grand crus. Situated on a south-facing slope of heavy clayey marl underlaid with dense limestone, this terroir imparts a profound, salty minerality and structural power to the wines. In exceptional vintages, Weingut Wittmann harvests highly concentrated, botrytis-affected grapes to craft this rare Auslese. Fermented with indigenous yeasts, the wine beautifully balances the luscious, honeyed sweetness of noble rot with the vibrant, electric acidity and deep limestone core characteristic of the Morstein vineyard.
🍾 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