Kaseler Kehrnagel Riesling BA
⏳ Drinking Window
Typically best enjoyed 15 to 50 years from the vintage release, as its intense sweetness and high acidity allow it to develop profound complexity over decades.
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Blue cheese, fruit-based tarts, rich pâté
✨ Technical Specifications
Hailing from the steep, blue Devonian slate slopes of the Ruwer valley, the Kaseler Kehrnagel vineyard is renowned for producing Rieslings of ethereal delicacy and piercing minerality. Reichsgraf von Kesselstatt, with its centuries of heritage, crafts this rare Beerenauslese (BA) only in exceptional vintages when noble rot (botrytis) develops perfectly. The cool microclimate of the Ruwer river preserves a vibrant, electric acidity that beautifully balances the intense, honeyed sweetness of the individually hand-selected shriveled berries. Historically, the Ruwer wines were highly prized at European courts for their longevity and refined structure, characteristics that shine brilliantly in this luscious, nectar-like expression.
🍾 About the Producer
With a documented winemaking legacy dating back to 1349, Reichsgraf von Kesselstatt is one of the most historic and revered wine estates in Germany's Mosel region. Headquartered at Schloss Marienlay in the Ruwer valley and owned by the Reh family since 1978, the estate holds an extraordinary footprint spanning the three distinct river valleys of the Mosel, Saar, and Ruwer. Dedicated almost exclusively to steep-slope Riesling cultivation, the winery stewards world-renowned VDP.Grosse Lage vineyard sites such as the Saar's Scharzhofberger, the Ruwer's Kaseler Nies'chen, and their historic Mosel monopole, Josephshöfer. Reichsgraf von Kesselstatt is celebrated for crafting site-expressive, mineral-driven Rieslings that range from vibrant dry expressions to profound, age-worthy noble sweet Prädikat wines.