Westhofener Riesling
⏳ Drinking Window
2021 - 2027
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Pan-seared freshwater fish, roasted pork belly, mildly spicy Asian cuisine
✨ Technical Specifications
Crafted as a village-level Ortswein from the limestone-rich slopes of Westhofen, this dry Riesling represents a harmonious bridge between Wittmann's estate bottling and their single-vineyard masterpieces. The fruit is sourced from prestigious, biodynamically farmed holdings in legendary sites like Morstein and Brunnenhäuschen, where the soils are dominated by heavy clay marl and limestone. In the cellar, the grapes undergo spontaneous fermentation with native yeasts in traditional, large neutral oak casks. This time-honored process, combined with the region's unique terroir, yields a wine of remarkable tension, characterized by a vibrant citrus core, smoky mineral depth, and a distinctly salty, structured finish that reflects the ancient limestone seabed of the Rheinhessen.
🍾 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%