Riesling Sekt Brut
⏳ Drinking Window & Cellar Guidance
Typically best enjoyed within 3 to 8 years from release, though well-stored bottles can continue to develop complexity for up to a decade.
🍽️ Culinary Pairings
Fresh oysters, smoked salmon, roasted chicken
✨ Technical Specifications
The Van Volxem '1900' Riesling Sekt Brut is a liquid tribute to the golden age of Saar wine. Around the turn of the 20th century, wines from the Saar were highly coveted luxury items, commanding prices at auctions that eclipsed even the premier crus of Bordeaux. Crafted using the traditional method (Flaschengärung), this sparkling wine is sourced from steep-slope Saar vineyards characterized by weathered Devonian slate. The base wine undergoes spontaneous fermentation with indigenous yeasts before secondary fermentation in the bottle, followed by extensive aging on its lees in the estate's historic cellars. This meticulous process yields a Sekt of profound complexity, marrying the Saar's signature electric acidity and cool minerality with a creamy, refined mousse and delicate brioche notes.
🍾 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.