Kaseler Nies'chen Riesling Spatlese
⏳ Drinking Window
2018 - 2030
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Spicy Thai green curry, glazed roast pork belly, and artisanal blue cheese.
✨ Technical Specifications
Hailing from the legendary Kaseler Nies'chen vineyard in the Ruwer valley, a tributary of the Mosel, this Spätlese represents the pinnacle of cool-climate Riesling elegance. The vineyard's name, colloquially linked to local folklore of a girl named 'Agnese' (Nies'chen) or the tickling, sneeze-inducing spice of its highly aromatic wines, is renowned for its steep, south-facing slopes composed of fine, heat-retaining blue Devonian slate. Reichsgraf von Kesselstatt coaxes an ethereal complexity from this historic site. The wine is crafted from 100% Riesling grapes, hand-harvested late in the season to achieve optimal ripeness while preserving the Ruwer's signature electric acidity. Fermented cool to retain its delicate primary fruit, this Spätlese beautifully balances natural residual sweetness with a striking, salty minerality and notes of white peach, green apple, and wild herbs.
🍾 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.