Westhofener Morstein Riesling GG
⏳ Drinking Window
2022 - 2032
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Pan-roasted turbot with beurre blanc, seared sea scallops with parsnip purée, roasted heritage pork chop with braised fennel.
✨ Technical Specifications
Perched on a south-facing slope in Westhofen at elevations reaching 280 meters, the Morstein Grosse Lage is defined by heavy clay marl interspersed with limestone scree over a fractured, porous limestone bedrock that retains vital underground moisture. Sourced from biodynamically tended, low-yielding old vines, the fruit undergoes meticulous manual harvesting and gentle pressing. Spontaneous fermentation relies entirely on indigenous yeasts inside traditional large neutral oak Stück and Doppelstück casks. Extended maturation on the fine lees imparts depth and broad phenolic texture without masking the vineyard's signature limestone-driven salinity and crystalline acidity.
🍾 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%