Ockfener Geisberg Riesling Kabinett
⏳ Drinking Window
2023 - 2033
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
spicy Thai curry, roasted pork belly, blue cheese
✨ Technical Specifications
The Ockfener Geisberg is a legendary steep-slope vineyard along the Saar that once commanded prices rivaling the finest estates of Bordeaux and Burgundy during the golden era of Mosel wine. Over the late 20th century, its challenging, near-vertical slopes fell into neglect and became overgrown. In a historic reclamation project, Roman Niewodniczanski of Van Volxem, alongside Markus Molitor, painstakingly cleared the wild scrub, restored the ancient dry-stone terraces, and replanted this grand terroir. Composed of weathered Devonian slate, the vineyard benefits from cool mountain breezes and excellent solar exposure. This Kabinett showcases the classic Saar style: a delicate play of natural residual sweetness balanced by a vibrant, crystalline acidity, resulting in a wine of immense tension, purity, and mineral depth.
🍾 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