Westhofener Morstein Riesling BA
⏳ Drinking Window
2025 - 2055
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Blue cheese, apricot tart, foie gras
✨ Technical Specifications
Hailing from the legendary Morstein vineyard in Westhofen, which was first documented in 1282, this Beerenauslese (BA) represents the pinnacle of noble sweet Riesling. The Morstein vineyard is situated on a south-facing slope dominated by heavy clay marl and dense limestone subsoils, which impart a profound minerality and structural tension to the grapes. To craft this rare elixir, Wittmann's vineyard team meticulously hand-selects individual shriveled, botrytis-affected berries. In the cellar, the intensely concentrated juice undergoes a slow, natural fermentation. The resulting wine is a masterclass in contrast, where luscious, honeyed sweetness is perfectly balanced by a vibrant, electric core of limestone-driven acidity.
🍾 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