Scharzhofberger Riesling Kabinett
⏳ wine.drinking_window
Typically best enjoyed 3 to 15 years from the vintage release, though top vintages can easily develop and reward cellaring for 20 years or more.
🍽️ wine.food_pairings
Spicy Thai curry, roasted pork belly, and fresh crab cakes.
✨ wine.spec_sheet
Hailing from the legendary Scharzhofberg vineyard in the Saar valley, this Riesling Kabinett represents the pinnacle of cool-climate viticulture. The vineyard's deep, weathered grey Devonian slate soils and exposure to cold winds yield grapes with an extraordinary balance of ripe fruit and bracing acidity. Reichsgraf von Kesselstatt's expression of this grand cru site is crafted with minimal intervention, capturing the crystalline purity and intense minerality that Scharzhofberg is famous for. The Kabinett style strikes a delicate harmony between subtle natural sweetness and a vibrant, electric spine of acidity, offering notes of green apple, white peach, and wet stone.
🍾 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.