Variety
WhiteGoldriesling
Rare variety · small plantings
Also known as: Riesling Doré, Goldmuskat
Riesling crossing bred in 1893 in Colmar, Alsace; rare today and found mainly in Saxony, with a muscat tone and fresh acidity.
Portrait
Goldriesling was bred in 1893 by Christian Oberlin in Colmar, Alsace, by crossing Riesling with a second variety; Courtillier Musqué Précoce is suspected as the partner, but this is not confirmed. The variety is listed as an approved German grape and is concentrated in Saxony, where it covered only 17 hectares according to figures for 2008. Other names are Riesling Doré and Goldmuskat.
The vine ripens early and carries muscat-like aromas with high acidity, which gives it relevance for cool marginal sites such as Saxony. The wine is light and fresh with a delicate muscat tone. Today Goldriesling counts among the rare varieties; its cultivation in Saxony is an example of historic new crossings that have survived in individual regions.
Goldriesling goes with starters, salads, light cooking and pastries and is drunk young.
Taste profile
Six axes — acidity, sweetness, body, tannin, aroma intensity and depth — on a 0–5 scale, based on typical style. Real wines vary by region and producer.
Typical aromas — Goldriesling
These 6 aromas typically define Goldriesling. Actual taste experience varies by region and style.
Muscat
Apple
Citrus
Elderflower
Peach
Lemon balm
Goldriesling aroma families
These aroma categories are characteristic of Goldriesling. Other varieties have different focuses.
Fruit aromas are the most common and come directly from the grape, ranging from citrus through stone fruit to black berries.
Floral aromas are especially marked in aromatic varieties like Riesling and Gewürztraminer.
Key regions
Goldriesling is grown in the following regions of our atlas. Click to see wineries.
Wineries with Goldriesling
6 curated profiles in our atlas grow Goldriesling.
6 wineries
Weingut Karl Friedrich Aust
Sachsen · Radebeul (Lößnitz) · Radebeul
Riesling, Weißburgunder, Grauburgunder
Schloss Wackerbarth
Sachsen · Radebeul (Lößnitz) · Radebeul
Riesling, Müller-Thurgau, Weißburgunder
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Schloss Proschwitz
Sachsen · Meißen & Diesbar-Seußlitz · Meißen
Weißburgunder, Grauburgunder, Riesling
Weingut Hoflößnitz (Stiftung Hoflößnitz)
Sachsen · Radebeul (Lößnitz) · Radebeul
Riesling, Müller-Thurgau, Traminer
Weingut Vincenz Richter
Sachsen · Meißen & Diesbar-Seußlitz · Meißen
Riesling, Müller-Thurgau, Weißburgunder
Winzergenossenschaft Meißen
Sachsen · Meißen & Diesbar-Seußlitz · Meißen
Müller-Thurgau, Riesling, Weißburgunder