2023 Van Volxem Golberg Riesling Grosses Gewächs
| Type of Wine | |
|---|---|
| Country | Germany |
| Region | |
| Appellation | Saar |
| Winery | |
| Vintage | 2023 |
| Grape | |
| Content (Alc) | 0.75 ltr (12.5%) |
| Drink window | 2025 - 2042 |
Low Stock
Only 4 left
Description
Roman Niewodniczanski, who took over the domain in 2000 and completely restored it, is part of the Bittburger family. His drive for quality is unstoppable and his aim is to optimally let the various top terroirs (steep mineral-rich slate, sandstone and rhyolite) speak. For this, major investments have been made in the vineyards and the grapes are always picked late and manually in different phases at the end of October/November. Read more under the tab: Winery
The Van Volxem Schonfels Riesling Grosses Gewächs (GG) is a remarkable wine from the Mosel-Saar-Ruwer region in Germany. The Schonfels vineyard is located in the Saar Valley and is known for its steep slopes and slate soils, which contribute to the unique minerality and freshness of the wines.
The 2021 Van Volxem Goldberg Riesling Grosses Gewächs (GG) is a premium dry Riesling from the renowned Van Volxem winery, located in the Saar Valley within the greater Mosel region of Germany. This wine is classified as Grosses Gewächs, which indicates a high quality wine from a "Grosse Lage" (Grand Cru). The Goldberg vineyard is known for its unique terroir with soils rich in red slate. This soil structure contributes to the mineral and elegant characteristics of the wine. The location in the Saar Valley ensures a cool climate, which contributes to a slow ripening of the grapes and a pronounced acidity in the wine.
After a manual harvest, the grapes are placed in stainless steel tanks for maceration and final fermentation. This process takes between 6 and 7 months in total, after which bottling takes place without clarification. The wines are released in September following the harvest year.
The Van Volxem Goldberg Riesling Grosses Gewächs (GG) has a lively light yellow color and a rich aromatic scent, spicy with a hint of white pepper, minerality and a salty touch. Fresh, juicy and sour flavors with an elegant long finish. Perfect as an aperitif, with fish dishes (not smoked), ceviche, shellfish, sushi, light meat dishes and white poultry, asparagus, oriental spicy dishes and goat cheese, but also a wine to enjoy intensely without a dish.
FACT: The wine is in our conditioned Wine Warehouse and if you come to pick up the wine you will often also receive a nice discount. You will see your discount immediately when you choose 'Pick up' on the checkout page. We are located in Dordrecht almost next to the A16 with plenty of parking. Click here for our address.
Specifications
| Type of Wine | White |
|---|---|
| Country | Germany |
| Region | Moezel |
| Appellation | Saar |
| Winery | Van Volxem |
| Grape | Riesling |
| Biological certified | No |
| Natural wine | No |
| Vegan | No |
| Vintage | 2023 |
| Drinking as of | 2025 |
| Drinking till | 2042 |
| Alcohol % | 12.5 |
| Alcohol free/low | No |
| Content | 0.75 ltr |
| Oak aging | Yes |
| Sparkling | No |
| Dessert wine | No |
| Closure | Cork |
| Parker rating | 94 |
Professional Reviews
Parker
The Wine Advocate
RP 93+
Reviewed by:
Stephan Reinhardt
Release Price:
NA
Drink Date:
2025 - 2040
The 2020 Goldberg GG is brilliant in color and aromas that show citric fruit intertwined with notes of crushed slate and quartz. Great purity and intensity here. Very elegant and refined on the palate, this is a medium to full-bodied, round and lush Riesling with a long and intense, very aromatic and stimulatingly salty finish. An impressive Goldberg again this year. Tasted in Wiesbaden in August 2021.
Published: Sep 23, 2021
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Compared to the vineyards on the Moselle River, those on the Saar tributary are slightly cooler. Viticulture is therefore even more of a challenge here, and as a rule the wines, and certainly the Rieslings of the Saar, are even more nervous and mineral than those of Moselle. Elegance is the key word here, and the same goes for the wines of Weingut from Volxem, nowadays one of the Saar's leading wineries.
The Van Volxem company in the village of Wiltingen has grown into a hit in the past ten years, after it was taken over by Roman Niewodniczanski in 1999. This descendant of the Bitburger family - you know, from the beer - has invested heavily in Van Volxem since then. . Incidentally, he first changed the name of the winery. Peter Jordan, who acquired it in 1993, had renamed Volxem's Weingut into Jordan & Jordan. So Niewodniczanski decided to return the winery to its original name after six years. Niewodniczanski even planted grape vines in vineyards between the rows, because he thought there were too few vines on one hectare. The cellar and winemaking facilities were also addressed. Beautiful vineyards were purchased to further improve the quality of the vineyard property. The total area of the vineyards is now 26 hectares, 95% of which is planted with riesling, and exclusively in Steillagen, so the very best slopes. The average age of the vines is over forty years, so it is not surprising that the wines have a beautiful depth and concentration. The oldest vines are in the Wiltinger Gottesfuß vineyard, and are 120 years old! They even stand on ungrafted rhizomes, so they don't have an American lower stock, as almost all grapes today have to protect them from the devastating grape lice. There are also possessions in other top vineyards, such as the Klosterberg, Kupp and the Scharzhofberg. The vineyards produce only low yields, no more than around 35 hectoliters per hectare. The grapes are harvested late, from the beginning of October, and the harvest usually lasts until December. In the cellar, the wines ferment on classic, large wooden casks with yeasts from the grapes themselves, so without the addition of yeasts from a package. All worries, all perfection and the large investments yield wines that can be counted among the top of Germany.
Roman Niewodniczanski, who took over the domain in 2000 and completely restored it, is part of the Bittburger family. His drive for quality is unstoppable and his aim is to optimally let the various top terroirs (steep mineral-rich slate, sandstone and rhyolite) speak. For this, major investments have been made in the vineyards and the grapes are always picked late and manually in different phases at the end of October/November. Read more under the tab: Winery
The Van Volxem Schonfels Riesling Grosses Gewächs (GG) is a remarkable wine from the Mosel-Saar-Ruwer region in Germany. The Schonfels vineyard is located in the Saar Valley and is known for its steep slopes and slate soils, which contribute to the unique minerality and freshness of the wines.
The 2021 Van Volxem Goldberg Riesling Grosses Gewächs (GG) is a premium dry Riesling from the renowned Van Volxem winery, located in the Saar Valley within the greater Mosel region of Germany. This wine is classified as Grosses Gewächs, which indicates a high quality wine from a "Grosse Lage" (Grand Cru). The Goldberg vineyard is known for its unique terroir with soils rich in red slate. This soil structure contributes to the mineral and elegant characteristics of the wine. The location in the Saar Valley ensures a cool climate, which contributes to a slow ripening of the grapes and a pronounced acidity in the wine.
After a manual harvest, the grapes are placed in stainless steel tanks for maceration and final fermentation. This process takes between 6 and 7 months in total, after which bottling takes place without clarification. The wines are released in September following the harvest year.
The Van Volxem Goldberg Riesling Grosses Gewächs (GG) has a lively light yellow color and a rich aromatic scent, spicy with a hint of white pepper, minerality and a salty touch. Fresh, juicy and sour flavors with an elegant long finish. Perfect as an aperitif, with fish dishes (not smoked), ceviche, shellfish, sushi, light meat dishes and white poultry, asparagus, oriental spicy dishes and goat cheese, but also a wine to enjoy intensely without a dish.
FACT: The wine is in our conditioned Wine Warehouse and if you come to pick up the wine you will often also receive a nice discount. You will see your discount immediately when you choose 'Pick up' on the checkout page. We are located in Dordrecht almost next to the A16 with plenty of parking. Click here for our address.
| Type of Wine | White |
|---|---|
| Country | Germany |
| Region | Moezel |
| Appellation | Saar |
| Winery | Van Volxem |
| Grape | Riesling |
| Biological certified | No |
| Natural wine | No |
| Vegan | No |
| Vintage | 2023 |
| Drinking as of | 2025 |
| Drinking till | 2042 |
| Alcohol % | 12.5 |
| Alcohol free/low | No |
| Content | 0.75 ltr |
| Oak aging | Yes |
| Sparkling | No |
| Dessert wine | No |
| Closure | Cork |
| Parker rating | 94 |
Parker
The Wine Advocate
RP 93+
Reviewed by:
Stephan Reinhardt
Release Price:
NA
Drink Date:
2025 - 2040
The 2020 Goldberg GG is brilliant in color and aromas that show citric fruit intertwined with notes of crushed slate and quartz. Great purity and intensity here. Very elegant and refined on the palate, this is a medium to full-bodied, round and lush Riesling with a long and intense, very aromatic and stimulatingly salty finish. An impressive Goldberg again this year. Tasted in Wiesbaden in August 2021.
Published: Sep 23, 2021
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Compared to the vineyards on the Moselle River, those on the Saar tributary are slightly cooler. Viticulture is therefore even more of a challenge here, and as a rule the wines, and certainly the Rieslings of the Saar, are even more nervous and mineral than those of Moselle. Elegance is the key word here, and the same goes for the wines of Weingut from Volxem, nowadays one of the Saar's leading wineries.
The Van Volxem company in the village of Wiltingen has grown into a hit in the past ten years, after it was taken over by Roman Niewodniczanski in 1999. This descendant of the Bitburger family - you know, from the beer - has invested heavily in Van Volxem since then. . Incidentally, he first changed the name of the winery. Peter Jordan, who acquired it in 1993, had renamed Volxem's Weingut into Jordan & Jordan. So Niewodniczanski decided to return the winery to its original name after six years. Niewodniczanski even planted grape vines in vineyards between the rows, because he thought there were too few vines on one hectare. The cellar and winemaking facilities were also addressed. Beautiful vineyards were purchased to further improve the quality of the vineyard property. The total area of the vineyards is now 26 hectares, 95% of which is planted with riesling, and exclusively in Steillagen, so the very best slopes. The average age of the vines is over forty years, so it is not surprising that the wines have a beautiful depth and concentration. The oldest vines are in the Wiltinger Gottesfuß vineyard, and are 120 years old! They even stand on ungrafted rhizomes, so they don't have an American lower stock, as almost all grapes today have to protect them from the devastating grape lice. There are also possessions in other top vineyards, such as the Klosterberg, Kupp and the Scharzhofberg. The vineyards produce only low yields, no more than around 35 hectoliters per hectare. The grapes are harvested late, from the beginning of October, and the harvest usually lasts until December. In the cellar, the wines ferment on classic, large wooden casks with yeasts from the grapes themselves, so without the addition of yeasts from a package. All worries, all perfection and the large investments yield wines that can be counted among the top of Germany.