Ritterpfad Riesling Kabinett
⏳ Drinking Window
2023 - 2032
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Spicy Thai green curry, glazed pork belly, fresh sushi and sashimi
✨ Technical Specifications
Hailing from the steep, south-facing slopes of the Wiltinger Ritterpfad vineyard along the Saar River, this wine captures the essence of one of the region's most historic sites. The name 'Ritterpfad' translates to 'Knight's Path,' a nod to the medieval legends of knights who once traversed these high ridges. The terroir here is defined by weathered red and grey Devonian slate, which absorbs the daytime sun and radiates warmth back to the vines during the cool Saar nights. Van Volxem crafts this Kabinett using traditional, low-intervention methods, including spontaneous fermentation with indigenous yeasts. The resulting wine is a masterclass in tension, beautifully balancing a delicate, off-dry sweetness with the Saar's signature electric acidity and a deep, smoky slate minerality.
🍾 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
🍷 ABV
8.5-10.5%