Reichsgraf von Kesselstatt Piesporter Goldtropfchen Riesling Kabinett, Mosel, Germany

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The Kesselstatt 2010 Piesporter Goldtropfchen Riesling Kabinett crosses into slightly more familiar stylistic territory for its region and Pradikat, weighing in at a mere 10% alcohol and with distinct sweetness. Pineapple, orange, and grapefruit dominate both in the nose and on a silken-textured lusciously juicy and buoyant palate. This finishes fruit-forwardly and refreshingly, with its high acids taming the effect of high residual sugar. Possibly more sense of interplay and complexity will emerge as this matures and I am sure that it will remain fresh for at least 15 years. Annegret Reh and vineyard manager-cellarmaster Wolfgang Mertes have turned in a 2010 collection reduced in volume (unusually, I tasted it in its entirety) but of impressively consistent excellence, with welcome clarity and focus as well as relatively low-alcohol balance at its drier end. Here is one estate where a direct comparison is possible and the Saar and Ruwer generated more excitement than the Middle Mosel. “What really proved valuable this year,” notes Reh, “was de-leafing” to enhance ventilation, which manifestly didn’t handicap the wines in terms of ripeness. As is typically the case here, too, the wings were often cut off of the clusters, although given the tiny 2010 crop that wasn’t necessary in all parcels. Picking for the top dry wines took place within a fairly narrow window near the end of October – botrytis being carefully eliminated; skin contact being extended; and selected musts being double-salt de-acidified – and they were bottled in July. This geographically wide-ranging and terroir-blessed estate continues to chart a unique stylistic course, in particular with wines labeled “Kabinett” tending increasingly toward very discretely-integrated “hidden” sweetness that renders them extremely versatile at table but in striking contrast to most Mosel wines so-labeled, which tend toward extremely low alcohol and pronounced sweetness, not to mention in contrast with the majority of German Riesling as a whole, which remains fashionably legally trocken. Various importers including P. J. Valckenberg International, Tulsa, OK; tel. (918) 622-0424

Shows concentrated flavors of black currant and citrus, with rich, intense undertones of slate and spice and a long finish of mineral and sea salt. Drink now through 2028.??–KM??Region: Germany / Mosel Select to Add