Goldberg Riesling
⏳ Drinking Window
2022 - 2035
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Spicy Thai curry, roasted pork belly, pan-seared duck breast
✨ Technical Specifications
The Wawerner Goldberg is one of the Saar's most legendary historic sites, highly prized during the golden age of Mosel wine in the late 19th century. Unlike the blue slate that dominates much of the region, the Goldberg is famous for its unique ferruginous, iron-rich red slate soils, which impart a distinctively warm, spicy minerality and texturally rich profile to the Riesling. Van Volxem's Goldberg Riesling is crafted from old vines grown on these steep, south-facing slopes. The grapes are harvested late at optimal ripeness, followed by spontaneous fermentation with indigenous yeasts in traditional large oak fuder casks. This traditional, minimalist approach preserves the vineyard's unique microclimate, yielding a wine of remarkable depth, vibrant acidity, and exotic fruit aromas.
🍾 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
🍷 Alcohol By Volume (ABV)
12% - 12.5%