2025 Technical Specifications
Alcohol 8.0%
Residual Sugar 83 g/L
Calories 120 kcal / glass
150ml glass120 kcal
750ml bottle600 kcal
Grape Varieties 100% Riesling
Drinking Window 2035–2085
Region Mosel
Botrytis Affected Yes
Contains Added Sulfites Yes
Production Details Heiner Lobenberg reports that the 2025 Goldkapsel was made from 100% clean botrytized fruit following strict selection and removal of insufficiently dry botrytis.
Tasting Notes Heiner Lobenberg: eucalyptus, toasted pine nuts, green olive, iodine, salted caramel and a silky texture. Wine Advocate/Parker, AP 09 25 sample tasted at the domaine in March 2026: ripe stone fruit, candied lemon, violets, pineapple, crushed rock, salinity and crystalline precision. Stuart Pigott: floral honey, ripe golden fruit, caramelized pineapple and curry leaf.
Critics Ratings Lobenberg 100/100; Wine Advocate/Parker 98–99/100; Stuart Pigott 98/100
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2018 Technical Specifications
Alcohol 8.5%
Grape Varieties 100% Riesling
Drinking Window 2019–2108
Region Mosel
Botrytis Affected Yes
Contains Added Sulfites Yes
Production Details Heiner Lobenberg reports that less than two-thirds of the 2018 wine consisted of botrytized material; the available botrytis was clean and had dried on the vine. The larger 2018 crop allowed a small non-auction allocation to selected merchants.
Tasting Notes Heiner Lobenberg: ripe pear, quince, peach, nectarine, passion fruit, subtle yeast spice, mango, sweet apple, creamy texture and salinity.
Critics Ratings Lobenberg 100/100
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2014 Technical Specifications
Region Mosel
Production Details The producer began a day earlier than planned by picking selected Scharzhofberg and Wiltinger braune Kupp plots before heavy rain. The estate harvested before the grapes became completely botrytized; high sugar and acidity accompanied some Auslese, but only a small barrel of Scharzhofberger Auslese Goldkapsel was selected.
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2013 Technical Specifications
Region Mosel
Production Details The producer's estate harvest ran from October 21 to November 1 over ten picking days. Grapes were generally healthy, must weights were good, acidity was very high and noble rot was scarce. Trockenbeerenauslese-level fruit was picked during the first two days, but rain on October 23 and 26 limited Scharzhofberger Auslese Goldkapsel to one small barrel; the stated 11 hl/ha yield is the estate-wide vintage average, not a wine-specific yield.
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