Josephshofer Riesling Kabinett Versteigerung Nr39
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While delightfully vibrant and expressive in its youth, this auction-grade Kabinett possesses extraordinary aging potential and is typically best enjoyed 8 to 25 years from the vintage.
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Spicy Thai or Sichuan cuisine, roasted duck with plum sauce, and artisanal blue cheese
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The Josephshofer Riesling Kabinett Versteigerung represents the absolute pinnacle of Reichsgraf von Kesselstatt's winemaking, sourced exclusively from their historic monopole vineyard, the Josephshof in Graach. This legendary site, once owned by the Abbey of St. Martin in Trier before being acquired by the Kesselstatt family in 1858, features deep, iron-rich Devonian slate soils with a unique clay component. This terroir imparts a signature weight, spice, and stone-fruit character to the Riesling, beautifully balanced by the electric acidity typical of the Mosel. The 'Versteigerung' (Auction) designation indicates an elite, highly limited lot selected for the prestigious annual VDP Grosser Ring auction. Vinified with minimal intervention, often in traditional oak Fuder, this Kabinett captures a breathtaking tension between delicate natural sweetness, intense minerality, and vibrant, dancing acidity.
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With a winemaking legacy spanning over 650 years since its establishment in 1349, Reichsgraf von Kesselstatt is one of the Mosel region's most historic and prestigious estates. Based at the majestic Schloss Marienlay in Morscheid, Germany, the estate was long held by the imperial counts of Kesselstatt before being acquired by the Günther Reh family in 1978, who elevated its global reputation under the visionary leadership of the late Annegret Reh-Gartner. The winery is uniquely distinguished by its exceptional vineyard holdings across all three of the region's river valleys—the Mosel, Saar, and Ruwer—including the legendary monopole Josephshof in Graach, as well as prime parcels in Scharzhofberg and Kaseler Nies'chen. Embracing sustainable viticulture and minimal-intervention cellar practices, Reichsgraf von Kesselstatt produces world-class, mineral-driven Rieslings that beautifully articulate their diverse terroirs, ranging from precise, vibrant Kabinetts to legendary, long-lived Trockenbeerenauslese expressions.