Scharzhofberger Riesling Spatlese
⏳ Drikkevindue
Typically best enjoyed 10 to 30 years from the vintage, as its vibrant acidity and sweetness harmonize beautifully over decades of cellaring.
🍽️ Mad & Vin-match
Spicy Thai green curry, glazed roast pork, and blue cheese.
✨ Tekniske specifikationer
The Scharzhofberger Riesling Spatlese from Reichsgraf von Kesselstatt represents a marriage of one of the world's most legendary vineyards with an estate of immense historical pedigree. Located in the cool Saar valley, the south-facing Scharzhofberg vineyard is famous for its deep, weathered grey slate soils and a microclimate that yields wines of piercing acidity and profound mineral depth. Originally cleared and planted by Benedictine monks from the Abbey of St. Mary ad Martyres in Trier during the Middle Ages, this grand cru site produces Riesling of unparalleled elegance. For this Spatlese, grapes are harvested late in the autumn to achieve optimal ripeness while retaining the Saar's signature electric acidity. Fermented slowly with minimal intervention, the resulting wine balances luscious natural sweetness with a salty, crystalline minerality, offering notes of white peach, green apple, and wild herbs.
🍾 Om vinhuset / producenten
Reichsgraf von Kesselstatt har en dokumenteret vinhistorie, der strækker sig helt tilbage til 1349, og er en af de mest traditionsrige og anerkendte vingårde i den tyske Mosel-region. Vingården har siden 1978 været ejet af Reh-familien og har sit hovedsæde på Schloss Marienlay i Ruwer-dalen. Ejendommen råder over en helt enestående portefølje af marker fordelt over de tre karakteristiske floddale: Mosel, Saar og Ruwer. Produktionen er næsten udelukkende helliget Riesling på stejle skråninger, og vinhuset forvalter verdensberømte VDP.Grosse Lage-marker som Scharzhofberger i Saar, Kaseler Nies'chen i Ruwer samt deres historiske Mosel-monopol, Josephshöfer. Reichsgraf von Kesselstatt er berømmet for at skabe terroir-trofaste og udpræget mineralske Riesling-vine, der spænder fra sprøde, tørre fortolkninger til dybe, lagringsværdige ædelsøde Prädikat-vine.