Scharzhofberger Riesling BA Goldkapsel Nr17
⏳ Drinking Window
2030 - 2070
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Blue cheese, rich duck liver pâté, and apricot or peach tarts.
✨ Technical Specifications
Hailing from the legendary Scharzhofberg vineyard in the Saar valley, this Beerenauslese (BA) Goldkapsel represents the pinnacle of noble sweet Riesling. The Scharzhofberg hill is world-renowned for its unique microclimate, characterized by cool winds and deep, weathered Devonian slate soils rich in iron. This terroir imparts an unmatched mineral tension and electric acidity to the grapes. To produce this rare elixir, botrytized berries are painstakingly selected by hand, grape by grape, during the late autumn harvest. The 'Goldkapsel' (Gold Capsule) designation and specific cask number (Nr17) denote an extraordinary auction-grade selection of superior concentration and complexity. Fermented slowly in traditional cellars, the resulting wine is a masterclass in balance, where luscious, honeyed sweetness is perfectly countered by the Saar's signature vibrant, crystalline 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.