Brunnenhäuschen is the paradox at the heart of Wittmann's Grosses Gewächs range: the site faces due south, yet it ripens very late. Climbing to 240 metres above Westhofen and raked by the west wind, it stays cool under all that sunlight, so the grapes hang for an extraordinarily long season and arrive with ripeness and tension intact. The soil does the rest — clay marl shot through with limestone, plus patches of iron-rich terra rossa that give these Rieslings their creamy, almost savory minerality. The Wittmanns have farmed Westhofen since 1663, farming organically and biodynamically; the wines ferment on native yeasts and mature in large neutral casks, so nothing stands between the site and the glass. 2021 was a year that rewarded that kind of patience: a cool spring pushed bud break back, rainy, warm weather brought viticultural challenges, a rigorous green harvest reduced the crop and picking was done in selective passes, and then a fine autumn handed over all the hang time anyone could want. Dry, and at the house's usual restrained 12.5%, this is a benchmark dry Riesling from one of Rheinhessen's great sites.