Scharzhofberger Riesling GG
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Typically best enjoyed 5 to 15 years from the vintage release, though top vintages can easily cellar for two decades or more.
🍽️ wine.food_pairings
Pan-seared trout with lemon-herb butter, roasted pork belly, or creamy mushroom risotto.
✨ wine.spec_sheet
Hailing from the legendary Scharzhofberg vineyard in the cool Saar valley, this Grosses Gewächs (GG) represents the pinnacle of dry Riesling from Reichsgraf von Kesselstatt. The Scharzhofberg hill, with its deep, weathered grey Devonian slate soils and steep south-facing exposure, has been revered since the Middle Ages when it was cultivated by the Benedictine Abbey of St. Mary ad Martyres. The cool winds of the Saar river valley preserve a vibrant, electric acidity in the grapes, which is balanced by a profound, stony minerality. Vinified dry using traditional methods, including fermentation with native yeasts and maturation on the fine lees, this 100% Riesling showcases a crystalline purity, offering complex aromas of white peach, wild herbs, crushed slate, and salty citrus.
🍾 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.