2020 Goldgrube Aurum 10 22

After there was no 2019 due to a lack of quantity (just as in 2021), the 2020 Wolfer Goldgrube Riesling Aurum is a single-pole pre-selection from ungrafted vines. The wine opens with enormously concentrated fruit that is ripe and elegant and open enough to integrate the slate terroir. Full-bodied, multidimensional and full of energy and tension, this is a highly complex and expressive yet refined and persistently salty Riesling from very old vines, yet it's far from ready to be enjoyed. I therefore echo the reflections of team Vollenweider and suggest keeping the wine on the fine lees for another couple of months. When I tasted this on October 31, 2021, it was originally planned to be bottled the following week, but it's possible this wine won't be bottled until spring of next year.