Ockfener Bockstein Riesling Kabinett
⏳ Drinking Window
2023 - 2032
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Spicy Thai crab cakes, classic glazed pork belly, and fresh sushi or sashimi.
✨ Technical Specifications
Hailing from the legendary, steep amphitheater of the Ockfener Bockstein in the Saar valley, this Riesling Kabinett is a sublime expression of one of Germany's most revered terroirs. The vineyard's name, steeped in local folklore, evokes the wild mountain goats ('Bock') that once scaled these precipitous, gravelly Devonian slate slopes. Reichsgraf von Kesselstatt harnesses this cool-climate, wind-swept site to craft a Kabinett of extraordinary tension and grace. Fermented slowly to preserve its natural, vibrant acidity and delicate residual sweetness, the wine captures the classic Saar signature: a thrilling play of smoky minerality, wild herbs, and bright citrus fruits, underpinned by an unmistakable saline energy.
🍾 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