Westhofener Moorstein Riesling Grosses Gewachs
⏳ Drinking Window
2022 - 2032
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Pan-seared turbot with beurre blanc, roasted squab with parsnip purée, or veal sweetbreads with morel mushrooms.
✨ Technical Specifications
Originating from the renowned Morstein (historically rendered Moorstein) vineyard in Westhofen, this dry Grosses Gewächs is defined by pure limestone bedrock topped with heavy clay marl and weathered limestone rubble. Hand-harvested according to biodynamic cycles, the fruit undergoes gentle pressing followed by ambient yeast fermentation in traditional neutral German oak Stück and Doppelstück casks. Extended contact on the fine lees imparts depth and texture without obscuring the site's signature chalky, mineral tension and savory phenolic grip.
🍾 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%