Westhofener Riesling Erste Lage
⏳ Drinking Window
2024 - 2034
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Roasted pork belly, grilled sea bass, spicy Thai green curry
✨ Technical Specifications
Hailing from the limestone-rich soils of Westhofen in the southern Rheinhessen, Wittmann's Westhofener Riesling Erste Lage is a masterclass in precision and tension. Sourced from premier vineyard sites in Westhofen, where vines dig deep into ancient coral limestone beds, this dry Riesling reflects the unique microclimate and geology of the region. The estate's commitment to biodynamic viticulture ensures that the fruit captures the pure essence of the terroir. In the cellar, Philipp Wittmann employs traditional methods, fermenting the juice with indigenous yeasts in large, neutral oak casks housed in their historic 1829 vaulted cellar. This patient, low-intervention approach coaxes out a wine of remarkable depth, characterized by vibrant citrus, stony minerality, and a structural elegance that mirrors the legendary history of Westhofen's winemaking heritage.
🍾 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
🍷 Alcohol By Volume (ABV)
12.5% - 13%