Riesling Kabinett
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Typically best enjoyed 3 to 15 years from the vintage, though high-quality vintages can develop beautifully in a cellar for 20 years or more.
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Spicy Thai curry, glazed pork belly, fresh sushi and sashimi
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Weingut Vollenweider's Riesling Kabinett is a vibrant tribute to the steep, slate-strewn slopes of the Mosel. Founded by the late Daniel Vollenweider, a Swiss visionary who was captivated by the sheer elegance of aged Mosel Rieslings, the estate focuses on preserving historic, ungrafted vines. This Kabinett is crafted from fruit grown on precarious, gravity-defying vineyards like the Wolfer Goldgrube, where the slate soils absorb the sun's warmth and radiate it back to the grapes. Fermented with indigenous yeasts and aged primarily in stainless steel, the wine captures the classic Mosel tension—balancing a delicate, feather-light sweetness with a piercing, electric acidity and a profound, smoky mineral finish born of pure slate terroir.
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Established in 2000 by the late Swiss winemaker Daniel Vollenweider, Weingut Vollenweider is located in Traben-Trarbach in the Mosel region of Germany. The estate is renowned for reclaiming and preserving historic, extremely steep vineyards, most notably the Wolfer Goldgrube, which features ancient, ungrafted Riesling vines. Operating with a philosophy of meticulous manual labor, low yields, and minimal intervention in the cellar, the winery crafts highly precise, mineral-driven white wines, particularly their legendary, tension-filled Riesling Auslese expressions.