Saarburger Riesling
⏳ Drinking Window
2023 - 2029
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Pan-seared trout, spicy Thai curries, roasted pork belly
✨ Technical Specifications
Hailing from the dramatic, steep slopes surrounding the historic town of Saarburg—famous for its medieval castle and roaring waterfall—Van Volxem's Saarburger Riesling is a masterclass in cool-climate viticulture. The vineyards here are characterized by iron-rich, stony slate soils that impart a distinct, smoky minerality to the grapes. Crafted in Roman Niewodniczanski's signature style, this village-level (Ortswein) Riesling is fermented spontaneously with indigenous yeasts in traditional, neutral oak fuder casks. The result is a wine that beautifully marries the naturally vibrant, electric acidity of the Saar with a textured, harmonious complexity, capturing the wild, untamed spirit of this historic river valley.
🍾 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
11.5-12.5%