Wiltinger Gottesfuss Riesling Alte Reben GG
⏳ Drinking Window
2022 - 2042
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Roasted pork belly, seared scallops, spicy Thai curry
✨ Technical Specifications
The Wiltinger Gottesfuss—literally 'the Foot of God'—is one of the Saar's most legendary and precipitously steep grand cru vineyards. Characterized by its striking red slate soils rich in iron, this south-facing wall of vines yields a Riesling of extraordinary depth and wild, spicy minerality. Van Volxem's 'Alte Reben' bottling is sourced from extremely low-yielding, ancient vines, many of which are ungrafted and over a century old. In the cellar, the juice ferments spontaneously with indigenous yeasts in large, neutral oak fuder casks. The resulting Grosses Gewächs is a masterpiece of tension, balancing a rich, textured palate of stone fruits and exotic spices with the Saar's trademark electric acidity and a profound, saline finish.
🍾 About the Producer
With viticultural roots reaching back to Roman antiquity and an 18th-century Jesuit monastery, Weingut Van Volxem is a historic estate situated in Wiltingen along the steep slopes of the Saar in Germany's Mosel region. The estate experienced a dramatic renaissance when Roman Niewodniczanski acquired it in 1999, dedicating the estate to restoring the Saar's historic reputation for world-class, dry-style wines crafted with artisanal precision. Working with venerable old vines across premier Grand Cru terroirs—including iconic sites like Scharzhofberger, Wiltinger Gottesfuss, and Kanzemer Altenberg—the winery practices low yields, hand-harvesting, and spontaneous fermentation in traditional wooden casks. Van Volxem is celebrated internationally for its powerful, mineral-etched Riesling Grosses Gewächs, old-vine cuvées, and expressive traditional method sparkling wines.
🍇 Grape Varieties
Riesling
🍷 Alcohol By Volume (ABV)
12% - 12.5%