Schimbock Riesling
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Typically best enjoyed 5 to 15 years from the vintage release, though its intense acidity and structural density allow it to cellar beautifully for decades.
🍽️ wine.food_pairings
roasted pork belly, spiced Asian cuisine, aged hard cheeses
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The Schimbock vineyard is a legendary, near-vertical amphitheater tucked away in a side valley of Traben-Trarbach. Once forgotten and overgrown with wild brush, this historic site was painstakingly reclaimed by Daniel Vollenweider, who recognized the immense potential of its weathered grey slate soils and cool, wind-swept microclimate. Unlike the warmer riverside plots, Schimbock experiences dramatic diurnal temperature shifts, resulting in a Riesling of remarkable structural tension, piercing mineral intensity, and wild, savory herbal undertones. Fermented naturally with minimal intervention, this wine represents a triumph of extreme viticulture, capturing the raw, untamed essence of the Mosel's forgotten terroirs.
🍾 wine.about_producer
Established in 2000 by the late Swiss winemaker Daniel Vollenweider, Weingut Vollenweider is located in Traben-Trarbach in the Mosel region of Germany. The estate is renowned for reclaiming and preserving historic, extremely steep vineyards, most notably the Wolfer Goldgrube, which features ancient, ungrafted Riesling vines. Operating with a philosophy of meticulous manual labor, low yields, and minimal intervention in the cellar, the winery crafts highly precise, mineral-driven white wines, particularly their legendary, tension-filled Riesling Auslese expressions.