100% Riesling. Vines are planted on the magnificent slate slopes lining the valleys of the rivers Mosel, Saar and Ruwer. All work in the vineyards is exclusively done by hand. The goal is to increasingly bring forth the terroir of every wine’s vineyard of origin. Therefore, the yeasts that naturally occur in the vineyard are used to encourage spontaneous fermentation, which takes place in stainless steel in order to conserve and foster the intensive, fruity character of Riesling. Lengthy aging on the fine lees underscores the refreshing fruit, clarity and transparency of Mosel Riesling wines – filigree wines with an elegant lightness and a unique mineral tone.

In 1999, The Reichsgraf von Kesselstatt estate celebrated its 650th anniversary (1349–1999). The first documented mention of a vineyard purchase dates back to 1349. In 1978, the Gunther Reh family acquired the estate from the Reichsgrafen (imperial counts) of Kesselstatt. Today, Annegret Reh-Gartner and her husband Gerhard Gartner carry on this Riesling tradition. In 1999, the headquarters moved from Palais Keselstatt in Trier to Schloss Marienlay in the Ruwer Valley. No other wine estate in Germany has such an unusually broad spectrum of top vineyards in all three river valleys of the Mosel-Saar-Ruwer region.