Scharzhofberger Riesling TBA Versteigerung Nr65
⏳ wine.drinking_window
Typically best enjoyed 20 to 60 years from the vintage release, with the potential to cellar beautifully for a century under optimal conditions.
🍽️ wine.food_pairings
Blue cheese, foie gras, apricot
✨ wine.spec_sheet
Hailing from the legendary Scharzhofberg vineyard in the Saar valley, this Trockenbeerenauslese (TBA) represents the absolute pinnacle of Reichsgraf von Kesselstatt's winemaking. The Scharzhofberg hill is renowned for its deep, weathered Devonian slate soils and a cool microclimate that preserves a piercing, electric acidity in the grapes. This ultra-rare 'Versteigerung' (Auction) bottling is crafted only in exceptional vintages where noble rot (botrytis) develops perfectly. Each berry is painstakingly hand-selected, yielding a nectar of extraordinary concentration, complexity, and balance. Historically, these auction-only bottlings were reserved for royal courts and elite collectors, representing the ultimate expression of Saar Riesling's tension between luscious sweetness and vibrant, mineral-driven acidity.
🍾 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.