Westhofener Moorstein Riesling TBA
⏳ Drinking Window
2030 - 2080
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Roquefort or Stilton blue cheese, seared foie gras with quince compote, tarte tatin.
✨ Technical Specifications
Originating from the prime limestone soils of the Morstein vineyard in Westhofen, this Trockenbeerenauslese represents the pinnacle of nobly sweet concentration in Rheinhessen. Harvested exclusively by hand in multiple meticulous passes, individual berries shriveled by noble rot (Botrytis cinerea) yield extraordinarily viscous, concentrated must. Slow fermentation is guided by indigenous yeasts in traditional neutral oak casks or small stainless steel vessels, arrested naturally to preserve monumental residual sweetness countered by electric natural acidity and chalky 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
6.0% - 8.0%