Schimbock Riesling
⏳ Drinking Window
2021 - 2032
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
roasted pork belly, spiced Asian cuisine, aged hard cheeses
✨ Technical Specifications
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.
🍾 About the Producer
Founded in 1999 by Swiss native Daniel Vollenweider, Weingut Vollenweider is based in Traben-Trarbach in Germany's celebrated Mosel valley. Without family land or inherited infrastructure, Vollenweider dedicated himself to reviving neglected, century-old ungrafted vines clinging to the dramatic, slate-rich amphitheater of the Wolfer Goldgrube. Through meticulous, hands-on cultivation of these extreme steep slopes and traditional, low-intervention cellar work, the estate became a beacon of pure Mosel expression. Today, Weingut Vollenweider is internationally revered for its crystalline, mineral-laden Rieslings, particularly its legendary, highly collectible Auslese and Goldkapsel dessert wines.
🍇 Grape Varieties
Riesling