The Josephshofer vineyard is a monopole of Riechsgraf von Kesselstat, and I had wanted to try it for some time. It was a very pleasant surprise to see it at the Food Expo this year, and it was all the better that I was able to taste both the Kabinett and the Spatlese of the vineyard from the 2011 vintage (not always possible for any given year and even less so side by side). This site (part of Graach) lies between Wehlener Sonnenuhr and Graacher Domprobst. Acquired by the von Kesselstatt estate in 1858, this 4 ha site consists of south facing steep slopes (60-70 deg) up to an altitude of 180m. This together with its relatively heavy soils of weathered Devonian slate with much fine earth gives full spicy wines with can be aged for a long time.
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