Kaseler Nies'chen Riesling
⏳ Drinking Window
2023 - 2035
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Spicy Thai curry, roasted pork belly, or fresh goat cheese
✨ Technical Specifications
The Kaseler Nies'chen Riesling from Reichsgraf von Kesselstatt is a masterclass in the cool-climate, high-precision style of the Ruwer valley, a key tributary of the Mosel. Grown on the dizzyingly steep, south-facing slopes of the legendary Nies'chen vineyard, the vines dig deep into decomposed blue Devonian slate. The vineyard's whimsical name, 'Nies'chen' (meaning little sneeze), is steeped in local folklore, with some attributing it to the tickle of the wine's intense, spicy minerality on the nose, and others to a historical diminutive of the name Agnes. This 100% Riesling is celebrated for its ethereal, filigree structure, balancing electric, laser-like acidity with delicate aromas of white peach, redcurrant, and wild mint. Fermented cool with minimal intervention, it captures the pristine, crystalline essence of one of Germany's most revered steep-slope terroirs.
🍾 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.
🍇 Grape Varieties
100% Riesling