Westhofener Morstein Riesling TBA
⏳ Drinking Window
2030 - 2080
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Blue cheese, foie gras, apricot tart
✨ Technical Specifications
The Morstein is Westhofen's oldest and most famous vineyard site, with records dating back to 1282. Located on a south-facing slope of heavy clay marl and limestone, it provides the perfect conditions for Riesling to achieve both immense power and high acidity. In exceptional vintages, when autumn mists and warm afternoons allow Botrytis cinerea to flourish, Wittmann selectively hand-harvests individual shriveled berries to create this rare Trockenbeerenauslese (TBA). Fermented slowly using indigenous yeasts in their historic 1829 vaulted cellar, this liquid gold balances luscious sweetness with a crystalline, mineral-driven acidity, showcasing the profound depth of the Morstein terroir.
🍾 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