Westhofener Morstein Riesling Auslese
⏳ Drinking Window
2024 - 2045
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
blue cheese, fruit tarts, foie gras
✨ Technical Specifications
Hailing from the legendary Morstein vineyard, first documented in 1282, this Auslese is a sublime expression of one of Rheinhessen's most revered terroirs. The vineyard's south-facing slope is rich in heavy clay marl and dense limestone, which imparts a profound, chalky minerality to the vines. For this noble sweet bottling, Wittmann meticulously hand-selects golden, overripe grapes—often touched by beneficial botrytis—to capture concentrated sugars alongside vibrant, electric acidity. Fermented with indigenous yeasts in the estate's historic vaulted cellars, the wine beautifully juxtaposes opulent, honeyed stone fruit flavors with a crystalline, saline finish, showcasing the remarkable tension and longevity that defines the Morstein site.
🍾 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