Wiltinger Gottesfuss Riesling Grosse Lage Alte Reben Nr24
⏳ Drinking Window
2022 - 2042
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Roasted pork belly, spicy Asian cuisine, seared scallops
✨ Technical Specifications
The Wiltinger Gottesfuss—translating to the 'Foot of God'—is one of the Saar's most legendary and steepest grand cru vineyards. Characterized by its dramatic, near-vertical slope and iron-rich red Devonian slate soils, this vineyard yields wines of singular intensity and wild, spicy character. Van Volxem's 'Alte Reben' (old vines) bottling from this site is sourced from extremely old, partially ungrafted Riesling vines, some of which are over a century old. These ancient vines naturally produce minuscule yields of highly concentrated grapes. In the cellar, Roman Niewodniczanski adheres to traditional, minimalist winemaking, utilizing spontaneous fermentation with indigenous yeasts in large, neutral oak fuder casks. The resulting wine is a masterclass in tension, balancing a rich, textured palate of ripe stone fruits and exotic spices with the vibrant, electric acidity and profound smoky minerality that defines the Saar.
🍾 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