Scharzhofberger Riesling GG
⏳ Drinking Window
2022 - 2038
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Pan-seared sea bass, roasted pork belly, creamy poultry dishes
✨ Technical Specifications
The mythic Scharzhofberg hill is widely regarded as one of the greatest white wine vineyards on Earth. Situated in a side valley of the Saar, this steep, south-facing slope is defined by its weathered Devonian slate soils mixed with iron-rich clay. Originally planted by the Romans and later cultivated for centuries by the Benedictine monks of St. Mary's Convent in Trier, the vineyard benefits from a unique microclimate where cool Saar winds preserve a vibrant, electric acidity. Van Volxem's Scharzhofberger Grosses Gew$chs (GG) is crafted from ancient, low-yielding vines. Spontaneously fermented with indigenous yeasts and aged in traditional large oak fuder casks, this dry masterpiece showcases the legendary vineyard's signature salty minerality, wild herbal notes, and deep, textured complexity.
🍾 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%