Scharzhofberger Riesling Auslese Lange Goldkapsel Nr10
⏳ Drinking Window
2025 - 2050
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Blue cheese, foie gras, fruit-based desserts
✨ Technical Specifications
Hailing from the legendary Scharzhofberg vineyard in the Saar valley, this wine represents the pinnacle of Reichsgraf von Kesselstatt's sweet Riesling production. The Scharzhofberg hill, once cultivated by the Benedictine Abbey of St. Marien ad Martyres in Trier during the Middle Ages, is renowned for its weathered grey Devonian slate soils and a cool, wind-swept microclimate that preserves jaw-dropping acidity. The 'Lange Goldkapsel' (Long Gold Capsule) designation signifies an elite, auction-grade Auslese crafted from meticulously hand-selected berries heavily affected by noble rot (botrytis). Fermented slowly to preserve the vineyard's signature cold-climate precision, this rare bottling marries luscious, honeyed tropical fruit concentration with an intense, vibrating mineral spine and a legendary, near-immortal structure.
🍾 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.