Wiltinger Kupp Riesling
⏳ Drinking Window
2023 - 2035
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Spicy Thai curry, roasted pork belly, pan-seared scallops
✨ Technical Specifications
The Wiltinger Kupp is one of the Saar's most legendary steep-slope vineyards, characterized by its dramatic amphitheater shape and iron-rich red Devonian slate soils. Van Volxem's expression of this historic site pays homage to the golden era of Saar wines in the late 19th century, when these Rieslings fetched prices higher than first-growth Bordeaux. The vineyard's unique microclimate, combined with cool Saar breezes, allows for an exceptionally long growing season. In the cellar, Roman Niewodniczanski adheres to traditional methods: hand-harvesting late in the season, utilizing spontaneous fermentation with indigenous yeasts, and aging the wine in traditional, large oak fuder casks. This minimal-intervention approach coaxes a profound, mineral-driven complexity from the ancient vines, resulting in a Riesling that seamlessly balances rich, textured stone fruit flavors with a vibrant, electric acidity and a distinct smoky, flinty finish.
🍾 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