Wehlener Sonnenuhr Riesling Spatlese
⏳ Drinking Window
2020 - 2035
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Spicy Thai curry, glazed roast pork, blue cheese
✨ Technical Specifications
Crafted from 100% Riesling grown on the dizzyingly steep, blue Devonian slate slopes of the world-famous Wehlener Sonnenuhr (Sundial of Wehlen) vineyard, this Spätlese is a masterclass in Mosel tension. The vineyard takes its name from the historic sundial erected in 1842 by Jodocus Prüm to guide vineyard workers. Reichsgraf von Kesselstatt's parcels here benefit from a perfect south-southwest exposure and the heat-retaining properties of the slate soils. Vinified with minimal intervention to preserve the pristine character of the fruit, the wine undergoes a cool fermentation that halts naturally, leaving a delicate balance of natural residual sweetness and vibrant, electric acidity. It offers classic aromas of white peach, apricot, and wet stone minerality, underpinned by a signature elegance and longevity.
🍾 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.