Kaseler Nies'chen Riesling TBA
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Typically best enjoyed 15 to 50+ years from the vintage, with the potential to cellar beautifully for a century.
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Blue cheese, foie gras, apricot tart
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Hailing from the legendary Kaseler Nies'chen vineyard in the Ruwer valley, a tributary of the Mosel, this Trockenbeerenauslese (TBA) represents the pinnacle of German sweet winemaking. The vineyard's steep, south-facing slopes of blue Devonian slate, combined with the cool Ruwer microclimate, yield Riesling of extraordinary mineral tension and soaring acidity. To produce this rare nectar, botrytized grapes are painstakingly selected berry by berry in the vineyard. The resulting wine is a masterclass in balance, where the intense, honeyed sweetness of noble rot is perfectly countered by a piercing, electric acidity. Reichsgraf von Kesselstatt's historical mastery shines in this bottling, capturing the essence of one of the Ruwer's most revered terroirs.
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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.