Westhofener Moorstein Riesling Spatlese
⏳ Drinking Window
2023 - 2035
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Spicy Thai curry, glazed roast pork, blue cheese
✨ Technical Specifications
The legendary Morstein vineyard, first documented in 1282, lies on a south-facing slope in Westhofen, where its heavy clay-marl soils are underpinned by dense, water-storing limestone. Weingut Wittmann's Westhofener Morstein Riesling Spätlese is a masterclass in the tension between noble sweetness and electric acidity. Crafted from biodynamically farmed old vines, the grapes are hand-harvested at optimal ripeness. In the estate's historic 1829 vaulted cellar, the juice undergoes a slow, natural fermentation in traditional large oak casks. The resulting Spätlese is a profound expression of its terroir, balancing rich stone fruit and honeyed complexity with a crystalline, salty mineral finish that reflects the deep limestone bedrock of the Morstein.
🍾 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
🍷 Alcohol By Volume (ABV)
7.5-9%