Kaseler Nies'chen Riesling Kabinett
⏳ Drinking Window
2023 - 2035
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Spicy Thai cuisine, glazed pork belly, fresh sushi and sashimi
✨ Technical Specifications
Hailing from the legendary Kaseler Nies'chen vineyard in the Ruwer valley, a historic sub-region of the Mosel, this Riesling Kabinett is a masterclass in cool-climate precision and slate-driven minerality. The vineyard's name is steeped in local folklore, often attributed to 'Nies'chen,' a pet name for Agnes, a legendary local figure who once owned these prized slopes, or playfully associated with the German word for sneeze ('niesen') due to the spicy, tickling minerality of its wines. Grown on steep, south-facing slopes composed of weathered blue Devonian slate, the Riesling grapes experience a cool, slow ripening period. This results in an ethereal, low-alcohol Kabinett that perfectly balances delicate residual sweetness with a vibrant, electric acidity. Vinified primarily in stainless steel to maintain its pristine fruit character, it showcases notes of white peach, green apple, and wet stone.
🍾 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.