Kaseler Nies'chen Riesling Auslese
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Typically best enjoyed from 10 to 35 years after the vintage release, though exceptional vintages can easily cellar for half a century.
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Blue cheese, fruit-based desserts, and spicy Asian cuisine.
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Hailing from the legendary Kaseler Nies'chen vineyard in the Ruwer valley, this Riesling Auslese represents the pinnacle of cool-climate elegance. The vineyard's name is steeped in local folklore, often attributed to 'Annes' (little Agnes), a historical local vineyard owner, or the fine mist rising from the Ruwer river. Characterized by its sheer, precipitous slopes of weathered blue Devonian slate, the site yields Rieslings of extraordinary delicacy and mineral tension. Reichsgraf von Kesselstatt crafts this Auslese from meticulously hand-selected, botrytis-affected grapes. The resulting wine is a masterclass in balance, where luscious sweetness of candied peach, apricot, and wild honey is perfectly countered by the electric, crystalline acidity characteristic of the Ruwer. Fermented slowly to preserve its pristine fruit character, it develops profound complexity, petrol notes, and exotic spice aromas over decades of cellar aging.
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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.