Piesporter Goldtropfchen Riesling Auslese Goldkapsel
⏳ Drinking Window
2022 - 2045
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Blue cheese, foie gras, and fruit-based desserts like peach tart
✨ Technical Specifications
Hailing from one of the Mosel's most legendary amphitheater vineyards, the Piesporter Goldtröpfchen Riesling Auslese Goldkapsel is a sublime expression of noble sweet German winemaking. The vineyard's name, translating to 'droplets of gold,' is steeped in local folklore, referring to the glistening morning dew on the sun-drenched grapes and the precious, golden nectar they yield. Situated on a sheer, south-facing curve of the Mosel River, the vineyard's weathered Devonian slate soils absorb heat during the day and radiate it back to the vines at night. This unique microclimate, combined with autumn mists from the river, provides the perfect conditions for Botrytis cinerea (noble rot). Reichsgraf von Kesselstatt meticulously hand-harvests these shriveled, botrytized Riesling berries, selecting only the finest clusters for the prestigious 'Goldkapsel' (Gold Capsule) designation. Fermented slowly to preserve its delicate aromatics, this wine offers a breathtaking tension between luscious, honeyed sweetness and a piercing, mineral-driven acidity.
🍾 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.