Westhofener Morstein Riesling TBA
⏳ Drinking Window
2030 - 2080
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Roquefort or Stilton blue cheese, seared foie gras with quince compote, tarte Tatin.
✨ Technical Specifications
Sculpted from individual, shriveled, botrytized berries hand-selected from the upper south-facing slopes of the Westhofener Morstein, this Trockenbeerenauslese exemplifies the pinnacle of nobly sweet German winemaking. The vineyard's heavy clay marl underlain by solid subterranean limestone bedrock provides exceptional moisture retention and mineral depth, allowing botrytis cinerea to concentrate sugars while preserving searing natural acidity. Fermentation proceeds at an agonizingly slow pace in neutral wooden casks or glass carboys using native ambient yeasts, capturing concentrated essence without dominating oak influence.
🍾 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%