Piesporter Goldtropfchen Riesling Spatlese Nr14
⏳ wine.drinking_window
Typically best enjoyed 5 to 25 years from the vintage, as it develops complex petrol, honey, and dried fruit notes over decades of cellaring.
🍽️ wine.food_pairings
Spicy Thai green curry, glazed roast pork belly, and pungent blue cheeses like Roquefort.
✨ wine.spec_sheet
The Piesporter Goldtröpfchen, or 'droplets of gold,' is one of the Mosel's most legendary grand cru vineyards, forming a majestic, south-facing natural amphitheater that traps heat and reflects sunlight from the river below. Reichsgraf von Kesselstatt's Piesporter Goldtröpfchen Riesling Spätlese Nr14 is a sublime expression of this unique terroir, crafted from late-harvested grapes grown on steep, weathered blue Devonian slate soils. The 'Nr 14' refers to a specific, highly prized Fuder (cask) selection known for its extraordinary depth and complexity. This naturally sweet white wine beautifully balances luscious notes of ripe peach, apricot, and exotic passionfruit with a vibrant, electric vein of acidity and a distinct, salty mineral finish that prevents it from ever feeling heavy.
🍾 wine.about_producer
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.