VollenweiderRiesling Wolfer Goldgrube “Im Reiler” Wurzelecht Dry 2024 (750ml)
Country:
Germany
Unit Type:
750ml
Estimated Price:
$175
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When possible, the estate bottles an “Im Reiler” wurzelecht – meaning sourced completely from the oldest, ungrafted vines in the vineyard, a living mosaic of vine ages, including plants well over 150 years old alongside others around 80 years of age. This aligns, more or less, with the “Aurum” bottling they’ve done in certain years in the past.
I like Moritz’s writings here: “For this wine, only the very oldest vines are selected and vinified separately from the rest of the parcel. Some of these vines are so ancient that in certain years they produce no fruit at all, sustaining themselves with leaves alone; in other years, they may bear just a single cluster. These are truly primordial vines.”
| Country | Germany |
|---|---|
| Unit Type | 750ml |
| Alcohol | 12.0% |
| Wine Class | Still White |
| Address | Mosel |
| Estimated Price | $175 |
| Mosel Fine Wines | The 2024 Wolfer Goldgrube im reiler wurzelecht, as it is referred to on the front label, was made from a selection of only un-grafted, up to 120-year- old vines trained on single pole and was fermented and aged for 21 months in Stückfass down to bone-dry levels of residual sugar. It delivers a magnificently refined and multi-layered nose of candied lime, orange blossom, whipped almond cream, lavender, thyme, blackberry, fine spices, and smoke. The wine proves very delicate on the palate, as creamy elements bring a fine, juicy side, which gives way to great purity and smoky elements in the super long finish. This feels comparatively light, yet it is a fully energetic, bone-dry Riesling. What a breathtaking success! | No. 81 July 2026 |