Kaseler Nies'chen Riesling Eiswein Auktion
⏳ Drikkevindue
2025 - 2060
🍽️ Mad & Vin-match
Artisanal blue cheeses, rich fruit tarts, or simply savored on its own as a meditative digestif.
✨ Tekniske specifikationer
Hailing from the legendary Kaseler Nies'chen vineyard in the Ruwer valley, this rare Eiswein represents the absolute pinnacle of Reichsgraf von Kesselstatt's sweet wine production. The vineyard itself is situated on a dizzyingly steep, south-facing slope of fine, heat-retaining blue Devonian slate, which imparts a signature crystalline minerality and electric acidity to the Riesling grapes. The name 'Nies'chen' is steeped in local folklore, historically linked to a diminutive form of Agnes ('Nese'), though local tongue-in-cheek legend attributes it to the 'little sneeze' prompted by the vineyard's brisk valley winds. To craft this liquid gold, grapes must freeze naturally on the vine and be harvested by hand in the freezing dark of early winter mornings at temperatures of -7°C or lower. Pressed while still frozen, only the highly concentrated, sugar-and-acid-rich nectar is extracted, leaving the water behind as ice. This specific bottling is designated for the prestigious VDP Grosser Ring Auction, signifying an ultra-limited, hand-selected lot of extraordinary quality and rarity.
🍾 Om vinhuset / producenten
Reichsgraf von Kesselstatt har en dokumenteret vinhistorie, der strækker sig helt tilbage til 1349, og er en af de mest traditionsrige og anerkendte vingårde i den tyske Mosel-region. Vingården har siden 1978 været ejet af Reh-familien og har sit hovedsæde på Schloss Marienlay i Ruwer-dalen. Ejendommen råder over en helt enestående portefølje af marker fordelt over de tre karakteristiske floddale: Mosel, Saar og Ruwer. Produktionen er næsten udelukkende helliget Riesling på stejle skråninger, og vinhuset forvalter verdensberømte VDP.Grosse Lage-marker som Scharzhofberger i Saar, Kaseler Nies'chen i Ruwer samt deres historiske Mosel-monopol, Josephshöfer. Reichsgraf von Kesselstatt er berømmet for at skabe terroir-trofaste og udpræget mineralske Riesling-vine, der spænder fra sprøde, tørre fortolkninger til dybe, lagringsværdige ædelsøde Prädikat-vine.