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Vollenweider, a Swiss in his early 30s, discovered the steep and sadly neglected Wolfer Goldgrube site (20 acres of ancient blue and red slate terraces with ungrafted vines) while he was doing a stage at Weingut Dr. Loosen. The dream was born to move his family to the Mosel and rescue parcels - perhaps eventually even a large portion - of the Goldgrube. He acquired a deep, cold and abandoned three-level cellar across the river from Wolf as well as his first few acres of vineyards in time for the 2000 vintage. In that first year, his vines were decimated by July hail, thus largely sparing him the burden of the vintage's rainy, rot-prone harvest conditions. Vollenweider is enthusiastic, tireless and open-minded, and has already begun to leave his mark in the Mosel, impressing his neighbors and the critics with consistent quality. He plans soon to replant some of the steepest portions of the Goldgrube that have lain fallow for more than a generation, thus leaving a very visible mark on the landscape and little doubt that he is here to stay. Vollenweider's goal is rieslings that will reflect the nuances of individual parcels within the Goldgrube (named on tiny paper neck labels, as the law does not technically permit such sub-designations) in a uniquely Mosel interplay of minerals, fruit acids, and unabashed residual sugar. (Vineyard Road, Inc. , Wellesley, MA; Ewald Moseler Selections, Portland, OR; Old Vine Imports, San Francisco, CA) Also recommended: 2002 Wolfer Goldgrube Riesling Kabinett.

From Germany's Charming 2002 Vintage (Jan 2004) by David Schildknecht

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2002 Wolfer Goldgrube Riesling Spatlese #5 Portz

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2002 Wolfer Goldgrube Riesling Spatlese #6 Reiler

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