Piesporter Goldtropchen Riesling Beerenauslese
⏳ Drinking Window
2025 - 2060
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Blue cheese, foie gras, and apricot tart.
✨ Technical Specifications
The Piesporter Goldtröpfchen, or 'droplets of gold,' is one of the Mosel's most legendary grand cru vineyards, renowned since Roman times for its dramatic, south-facing amphitheater that hugs a sweeping bend of the river. This unique topography traps warmth and moisture, creating the ideal conditions for Botrytis cinerea (noble rot). Reichsgraf von Kesselstatt harnesses this exceptional terroir to produce their rare Beerenauslese, a luscious sweet wine crafted from painstakingly hand-selected, shriveled berries. Fermented slowly to preserve purity, the wine showcases the striking tension between rich, honeyed tropical fruit and the intense, electric minerality derived from the steep Devonian slate soils.
🍾 About the Producer
Established in 1349, Weingut Reichsgraf von Kesselstatt is one of the Mosel's most venerable estates, boasting a viticultural lineage that spans nearly seven centuries. Acquired by the Reh family in 1978 and revitalized under the stewardship of Annegret Reh-Gartner, the estate is headquartered at Schloss Marienlay in the Ruwer valley. The winery holds an extraordinary portfolio of steep-slope terroirs extending across the Mosel, Saar, and Ruwer valleys, united by varied Devonian blue, red, and grey slate soils and cool, river-moderated microclimates. Sustainable vineyard stewardship emphasizes low yields and selective hand-harvesting. Cellar work combines temperature-controlled fermentation in stainless steel with traditional oak casks, focusing on purity, site expression, and vibrant acidity. The estate produces classic dry Grosses Gewächs and pristine Prädikat bottlings from premier crus like Scharzhofberger, Piesporter Goldtröpfchen, and Wehlener Sonnenuhr, headlined by its celebrated 3.8-hectare Graach monopole, the Josephshöfer.