Goldberg Riesling Grosse Lage Nr20
⏳ Drinking Window
2022 - 2038
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
roasted pork belly, pan-seared scallops, spicy Thai curry
✨ Technical Specifications
The Wawerner Goldberg is one of the Saar's most prized historic steep slopes, celebrated for its unique microclimate and striking red siltstone and iron-rich slate soils. Van Volxem's Goldberg Riesling Grosse Lage showcases the majestic potential of this terroir, where the vines benefit from optimal south-facing sun exposure. Historically, the Goldberg vineyard was highly valued in the 19th-century Prussian tax maps, commanding prices comparable to the finest Bordeaux estates. Roman Niewodniczanski's meticulous care brings this heritage to life, employing spontaneous fermentation in traditional oak fuder casks to preserve the site's intense mineral character. The resulting wine is a masterclass in balance, marrying a rich, textured palate of yellow stone fruits and wild herbs with the Saar's signature vibrant, electric acidity.
🍾 About the Producer
Perched dramatically above the Saar River in Wiltingen, Weingut Van Volxem is one of Germany's most heralded historic wine estates. Originating as a Roman villa complex with viticulture traced back to the 3rd century, the property operated as a Jesuit monastery winery established in 1743 before being acquired post-secularization by Brussels brewer Gustav van Volxem. In late 1999, Roman Niewodniczanski acquired the estate and orchestrated an ambitious renaissance, revitalizing storied steep-slope vineyards and inaugurating a state-of-the-art gravity-fed winery atop the Wiltinger Schlossberg. Managing approximately 85 hectares on Devonian slate across top-tier VDP.Grosse Lage sites—such as Scharzhofberger, Wiltinger Gottesfuß, Volz, and Ockfener Bockstein—the estate works predominantly with old, ungrafted Riesling vines. Practicing sustainable, non-interventional viticulture, cellar master Dominik Völk champions spontaneous wild-yeast fermentations and extended aging in neutral oak and stainless steel. Van Volxem produces intensely mineral, low-alcohol, dry-leaning Rieslings and refined sparkling Sekts that revive the aristocratic, turn-of-the-century prestige of traditional Saar wines.
🍇 Grapes
Riesling