Riesling Karthäuserhofberg Kabinett VDP Grosse Lage 2024
The Riesling Karthäuserhofberg Kabinett VDP Grosse Lage 2024 from Weingut Karthäuserhof comes from one of Germany's oldest monopole vineyard sites on the Ruwer. A finely fruited Mosel Riesling with delicate residual sweetness and crystalline precision, grown biodynamically.
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Pale, gleaming straw yellow with silver reflections
Nose
Citrus fruits, green apple and white blossoms, underpinned by fine slate minerality
Palate
Lively acidity meets delicate residual sweetness; slender, precise and with mineral tension on the palate
Character
Aristocratic yet accessible – a Kabinett of unusual finesse and longevity
Pairing
Asian dishes with mild spiciness, goat's cheese salad or sushi
Notes
From the Karthäuserhofberg monopole site, cultivated since 1335, with iron-rich Devonian slate; a low 8.5% alcohol with remarkable depth
Tasting note
Character
A Kabinett of almost playful lightness at just 8.5% vol. alcohol. The off-dry style combines delicate fruit sweetness with the taut acidity typical of the Ruwer – cool, precise and of crystalline clarity. A wine that creates tension not through power, but through finesse.
Terroir & Origin
The Karthäuserhofberg is a monopole vineyard site of just under 20 hectares on the Ruwer, a side valley of the Mosel. As early as 1868, the royal Prussian government classified the site in the highest category; today it bears the designation VDP Grosse Lage. Iron-rich Devonian slate, a south-south-western aspect and steep slopes with gradients of up to 55 per cent shape a terroir that lends the Riesling mineral tension and remarkable longevity. The cool Ruwer valley with its fresh nights preserves the wines’ fine, vibrant acidity.
Grape Variety & Vinification
Riesling – here in what is perhaps its most delicate German expression. The Karthäuserhof estate, one of the eight oldest in the world, dates back to a donation to Carthusian monks in 1335; family-owned since 1811, Albert Behler now runs the estate in the seventh generation, cultivating the steep slopes biodynamically and entirely by hand. Since 2020, Mathieu Kauffmann, former Chef de Cave at Bollinger, has brought Champagne precision into the cellar. The Kabinett Prädikat represents the lightest, finest level of German Prädikatswein – here with delicate residual sweetness and low alcohol.
Food Pairings
The fine interplay of sweetness and acidity makes this Kabinett the ideal counterpart to Asian cuisine – such as Thai curry or Vietnamese summer rolls. Equally convincing with sushi, goat’s cheese, asparagus or light freshwater fish dishes. Even on its own, well chilled on a balmy evening, this Riesling shows why great tradition needs no volume.
