Westhofener Morstein Riesling Kabinett
⏳ Drinking Window
2021 - 2028
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Thai green curry with lemongrass, spicy crab cakes with citrus aioli, aged Comté cheese.
✨ Technical Specifications
Originating from the upper, exposed slopes of the Morstein Grosse Lage in Westhofen, this bottling draws character from heavy clay-marl topsoils layered above dense, fractured limestone bedrock. Harvested selectively to capture tension and delicate aromatics at Kabinett must weights, the hand-picked fruit undergoes ambient yeast fermentation in traditional neutral German oak Stück and Doppelstück casks. The residual sweetness remains in featherweight suspension, countered by intense subterranean chalkiness and high natural 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
7.5-9%