Scharzhofberger Pergentsknopp Riesling
⏳ Drinking Window
2022 - 2038
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Roasted poultry, spicy Asian cuisine, seared scallops
✨ Technical Specifications
The Scharzhofberger Pergentsknopp Riesling represents one of the absolute pinnacles of Saar viticulture. Sourced from the legendary Scharzhofberg hill—specifically the historical, extremely steep 'Pergentsknopp' parcel—this wine benefits from a unique microclimate and deep, iron-rich Devonian slate soils. The vineyard's history dates back to Roman times and monastic ownership in the Middle Ages. Van Volxem crafts this masterpiece from ancient, low-yielding vines, employing spontaneous fermentation with indigenous yeasts in traditional large oak fuder casks. The resulting wine is a masterclass in tension, balancing a rich, textured mouthfeel with the Saar's trademark electric acidity and a profound, smoky 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
12% - 12.5%