- Region
- Mosel
- Producer
- Van Volxem
- Vintage
- 2023
- Grape varieties
- 100% Riesling
- Bottle size
- 75 cl
- Ratings
- 97 points James Suckling
- 96 points Robert Parker
- 95 points Vinous
- Alcohol
- 12.5%
- Classification
- VDP.Grosse Lage®
- Special characteristic
- Contains sulphites
97
Low average yields. Selective manual harvest involving up to three passes through the vineyard. Wild-yeast fermentation in large 2,000-, 3,000- and 4,000-litre oak casks as well as in stainless steel vats. Then gentle pressing. Eleven months on the fine lees for added complexity and creaminess. No filtering or fining.
Der Riesling "Altenberg" 2023 zeigt sich mit Aromen von weissem Pfirsich, Aprikose, Mirabelle, Nüssen und nassem Stein. Konzentrierter, kräftiger Gaumen mit zugleich filigraner Struktur, feinen Tanninen und schöner Komplexität. Der lange Abgang ist druckvoll, präzise und von Zitrusnoten sowie salzig-steinigen Aromen geprägt.
Steep slopes with a proportion of ungrafted vines growing on grey weathered Devonian slate soils that are rich in very coarse rhyolite and quartz porphyry.