Staatsweingüter Eltville (Kloster Eberbach) - Heppenheimer Steinkopf Riesling Trockenbeerenauslese 1976 - 0,7 l

A rare late-harvest Riesling from the exceptional 1976 vintage, the Heppenheimer Steinkopf Trockenbeerenauslese reflects one of Germany’s highest quality classifications. Produced by Staatsweingüter Eltville (Kloster Eberbach), it is a mature collector’s wine offering remarkable concentration, sweetness and longevity in a 0.7-litre bottle.

Tasting Notes
The wine displays a luminous golden colour, deepened by its many decades of bottle age. Its intense bouquet combines ripe and dried fruit with honeyed notes and delicate spice. On the palate, it is rich, full-bodied and highly complex, with the luscious sweetness characteristic of a Trockenbeerenauslese balanced by refreshing acidity. The finish is long and persistent. At this age, it should be approached as a mature wine intended for immediate enjoyment; its condition and remaining vitality will naturally depend on storage history.

Production
The Riesling grapes were hand-harvested from the prime Heppenheimer Steinkopf vineyards in the Hessische Bergstraße. Trockenbeerenauslese is made only from individually selected, exceptionally ripe and shrivelled grapes, concentrating sugars, aromas and acidity to an extraordinary degree. The 1976 vintage was considered sufficiently outstanding for this rare style of wine to be produced.

Food & Serving
Serve lightly chilled, around 10–12°C, allowing the wine’s aromas and complexity to develop in the glass. Its concentrated sweetness makes it an excellent partner for fruit-based desserts, crème brûlée, blue cheese and foie gras, while its acidity can also complement richer pâtisserie. Decanting is not usually necessary for a sweet, mature white wine; instead, open carefully and pour slowly if sediment is present, or allow the wine to breathe briefly in the glass.

Producer
Kloster Eberbach is one of Germany’s most historic wine estates, founded by Cistercian monks in the Rheingau in 1136 and closely associated with the country’s long Riesling tradition. Staatsweingüter Eltville represented the state wine estates connected with this renowned institution, whose wines have long been valued for their precision, ageability and expression of site. This historic 1976 bottling offers a distinctive glimpse into the estate’s tradition of producing noble, long-lived sweet wines.

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