White

Piesporter Goldtröpfchen Kabinett GL Riesling

Reichsgraf von Kesselstatt

Germany

Fact sheet

Type
White
Grape
Riesling
Country
Germany
Appellation
Piesporter Goldtröpfchen
Body
medium
Acidity
high
Sweetness
off-dry

Food pairing

grilled fish · roast chicken · fruit salad · creamy cheeses · spicy Asian cuisine

Rated vintages

  • 201592 pts

    Sunny yet spry, this invigorating Kabinett offers a crush of ripe tangerine, quince and yellow cherry flavors. Pert acidity cuts through all the fruity richness, extending a lean, sumptuously sweet finish. It's delightful already, but should develop well through 2025.

  • 201493 pts

    Fresh green floral and lime zest lend vibe to this fine-footed, almost feather-textured kabinett. It's spry but surprisingly powerful, amplified by soaring grapefruit acidity and penetrating green-apple and pear flavors. Finishes long with a delicately honeyed touch. Drink now t…

  • 201290 pts

    Delicately perfumed with notes of lemon, tart stone fruit and white florals, this off-dry Riesling builds in intensity and ripeness on the palate. It's lushly textured, with flavors of fleshy peach and apricot that are brightened by lemon-lime acidity.

  • 200986 pts

    Representing a bit of a chink in von Kesselstatt's impressive array of 2009s, this wine features slightly restrained notes of pineapple and green apple in a slightly uneasy alliance of sweet and sour. Drink up.

  • 200688 pts

    This is immensely promising, offering scents of slate, slightly leesy notes, white peach and pineapple. But on the palate, the flavors aren't quite as fresh, changing over to dried pineapple and golden raisin, and while the mouthfeel is rich and sweet upfront, the wine seems to…