Riesling Vendanges Tardives
⏳ Drinking Window
2024 - 2035
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Pan-seared foie gras, strong washed-rind cheeses like Munster, and lightly spiced glazed duck.
✨ Technical Specifications
Wolfberger, established in 1902 in the historic village of Eguisheim—the cradle of Alsatian viticulture—is a guardian of Alsace's winemaking heritage. This Riesling Vendanges Tardives is crafted only in exceptional years when the autumn sun allows the grapes to overripen on the vine, concentrating their sugars and developing complex aromas, occasionally influenced by noble rot. Grown on the mineral-rich slopes sheltered by the Vosges Mountains, this late-harvest wine beautifully balances the intense, vibrant acidity of the Riesling grape with a luscious, honeyed sweetness, embodying the patience and strict regional traditions defined by the historic 1983 Vendanges Tardives decree.
🍾 About the Producer
Established in 1902 in the historic medieval village of Eguisheim, Wolfberger began as the Cave Coopérative Vinicole d'Eguisheim, among the pioneering winegrower unions of Alsace. Today, the cooperative unites over 300 member families cultivating roughly 1,200 hectares spanning across the Haut-Rhin and Bas-Rhin, including holdings across 15 Grand Cru sites such as Pfersigberg, Eichberg, and Rangen. Viticultural parcels traverse diverse geological foundations—ranging from classic limestone-clay and marl to fractured granite and steep volcanic scree—sheltered by the rain shadow of the Vosges Mountains. Viticulture adheres to rigorous sustainable guidelines through HVE Level 3 and Agri-Confiance certifications, complemented by dedicated certified-organic bottlings. Wolfberger has cemented its international reputation as both an innovator and benchmark producer of AOC Crémant d'Alsace, alongside precision-led still varietals. Its benchmark wines range from vibrant Riesling and Gewurztraminer Vieilles Vignes to richly concentrated Vendanges Tardives and botrytized Sélection de Grains Nobles.