Scharzhofberger Riesling Spatlese
⏳ Drinking Window
2022 - 2045
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Spicy Thai curry, glazed roast pork, blue cheese
✨ Technical Specifications
The legendary Scharzhofberg is widely regarded as one of the greatest white wine vineyards on earth. Located in a cool, wind-swept side valley of the Saar, this grand cru site features steep slopes of weathered grey and red Devonian slate. Originally cultivated by the Romans and later preserved by the Benedictine monks of the Abbey of St. Maximin, the vineyard benefits from a unique microclimate that allows grapes to ripen slowly, retaining a thrilling, electric acidity. Van Volxem's Scharzhofberger Riesling Spätlese is crafted from late-harvested grapes, capturing the perfect harmony of natural residual sweetness and intense mineral tension. Fermented with indigenous yeasts, this wine showcases the estate's commitment to traditional, artisanal craftsmanship, resulting in a profound expression of one of Germany's most sacred terroirs.
🍾 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
7.5% - 8.5%