Saar Riesling Nr04 13
⏳ Drinking Window
2023 - 2030
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Spicy Thai curry, pan-seared trout, roasted pork belly
✨ Technical Specifications
Van Volxem's Saar Riesling is a brilliant showcase of the cool-climate tension and intense slate-driven minerality characteristic of the Saar valley. Sourced from steep, slate-rich slopes, this wine reflects owner Roman Niewodniczanski's dedication to restoring the Saar to its late 19th-century glory, when its wines were prized alongside the finest of Bordeaux and Burgundy. Crafted using traditional methods, including spontaneous fermentation with indigenous yeasts and aging in large oak fuder casks, this Riesling balances a textured, harmonious palate with the Saar's signature vibrant, electric acidity.
🍾 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
12-12.5%