Freaking delicious and complex 2001 von Kesselstatt Piesporter Goldtropfchen spätlese

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Karen Goetz

Karen Goetz
Opened 05/02/2021. Cellared after vintage purchase: Color is fresh light golden, sunlight. Bouquet is muted (after just opening bottle) but it has fruits (yellow, pink guava; not rich but crisp ones) In a filagree sort of way, fine boned and fresh; almost delicate but with an airy substance. Taste is riveting and beautiful: fruits haunting at peaches but very gently present, floating rather than fleshy; this is a sunlit wine that feels like it tastes of new sunlight; very fresh in my mouth and pure; absolute balance of minerals, acidity and fruit (stone fruits); brilliant in my mouth and utterly pleasing.
 
haven't had the pleasure, but the 1998 of this and especially the Kabinett have aged superbly. Empirically, some of my favorite dirt in Mosel.
 
Thanks, Maureen,I haven't had the opportunity to taste Reinhold Haart's wines. I love Piesporter Goldtropchen and I'll have to look for stuff from that weinkeller. I have some Reuscher-Haart (different winemaker?). I've tasted St. Urbanshof but most of my stuff is von Kesselstaat who I appreciate.
 
According to Lars Carlberg, Wein Plus, and The Wine-Getter:

When Josef Haart died in the early 1920s, his seven children divided the property of his massive and well-regarded estate. Josef had already demarcated the seven portions using colored terra-cotta stakes.

One sibling was Reinhold Haart (estate now run by his son, Theo, and his son, Johannes).

Another sibling was Johann Haart (estate now run by his nephew, Julian).

Another sibling was Elisabeth Haart, who married Matthias Reuscher (estate run by their grandson, Hugo Schwang, until 2005, now run by his son, Mario).

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I suppose the rest of the story is out there somewhere but that's enough for now.
 
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