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Reichsgraf von Kesselstatt is one of the Mosel’s great historical houses, with vineyard records dating to 1349 and an extraordinary portfolio spanning all three of the region’s great river valleys: Mosel, Saar, and Ruwer.
From the estate’s prized holdings in the Mosel that collectors salivate over—Josephshöfer, Scharzhofberger, and Wehlener Sonnenuhr—to its Grosse Lage holdings in the Saar and Ruwer, including Bockstein and Kaseler Nies’chen, this is a producer built to show Riesling’s full spectrum across the entire region, from featherweight Kabinett to dry Grand Cru.
A collector could spend years building a cellar of great Mosel Riesling and still miss the full regional conversation. Astonishingly, Reichsgraf von Kesselstatt compresses that conversation into a single estate. Within a portfolio this vast, this is one of the bottles that most clearly reveal the estate’s uncommon reach. A serious grand cru in its own right—and it helps to present an unusually complete picture of dry German Riesling.
Ockfener Bockstein GG from one of the Saar’s great amphitheater vineyards: with slopes that rise as sharply as 80%, it's steeper, darker, saltier, and more structurally powerful. Warm dark slate provides its electric acidity, incredible breadth and intense grip. This wine single handedly showcases the Saar’s deeper, darker and more dramatic side from a protected amphitheater of steep Devonian slate combining saline cut, smoky complexity, ripe citrus, and structural force.
93+ points, Falstaff Weinguide
Why You'll Love It
- A dry Grosses Gewächs from Bockstein, one of the Saar's most powerful Grosse Lage sites.
- Citrus and orchard fruit over a wet-slate, mineral core.
- High acid and real structure, built for the long haul.
- A long, saline, precise finish.
- From an estate with over 675 years of winegrowing history.
- A serious dry Riesling for the cellar as much as the table.
How To Serve It
- Serve chilled at 48-52°F.
- No decanting necessary.
- Pour into a tall, tapered Riesling glass.
- Pair with pan-seared diver scallops in brown butter with Meyer lemon and toasted hazelnuts, or grilled turbot with a saffron-brown butter sauce.
