Goldberg Riesling Spatlese

⏳ Drinking Window

2023 - 2038

🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings

Spicy Thai curry, roasted duck, blue cheese

✨ Technical Specifications

The Wawerner Goldberg vineyard, situated on a steep south-facing slope along the Saar, is legendary for its iron-rich red slate soils, which impart a distinctively warm, spicy minerality to the Riesling grapes grown here. Van Volxem's Goldberg Riesling Spatlese is a magnificent tribute to this historic terroir, where viticulture dates back to Roman times. Crafted from late-harvested fruit, this wine undergoes spontaneous fermentation with native yeasts in traditional large oak casks. The resulting Spatlese is a masterclass in balance, marrying the Saar's signature vibrant, electric acidity with a luscious, natural residual sweetness. It unfolds with complex layers of ripe peach, apricot, and exotic spices, underpinned by a deep, smoky mineral core that reflects its unique red-slate origin.

🍾 About the Producer

With viticultural roots reaching back to Roman antiquity and an 18th-century Jesuit monastery, Weingut Van Volxem is a historic estate situated in Wiltingen along the steep slopes of the Saar in Germany's Mosel region. The estate experienced a dramatic renaissance when Roman Niewodniczanski acquired it in 1999, dedicating the estate to restoring the Saar's historic reputation for world-class, dry-style wines crafted with artisanal precision. Working with venerable old vines across premier Grand Cru terroirs—including iconic sites like Scharzhofberger, Wiltinger Gottesfuss, and Kanzemer Altenberg—the winery practices low yields, hand-harvesting, and spontaneous fermentation in traditional wooden casks. Van Volxem is celebrated internationally for its powerful, mineral-etched Riesling Grosses Gewächs, old-vine cuvées, and expressive traditional method sparkling wines.

🍇 Grape Varieties

Riesling

🌿 Aromas & Flavor Descriptors