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Johannisberg Castle and the SpätlesereiterPhoto: Deutsches Weininstitut
Johannisberg Castle and the Spätlesereiter. The story of the Spätlesereiter goes back to an 18th century legend. At that time, Johannisberg Castle in the Rheingau was still owned by the High Chapter of Fulda. In 1775, shortly before the grape harvest, the Johannisberg monks sent a mounted messenger to the prince abbot in Fulda to obtain permission from him to start the harvest. The messenger was late, and when he finally returned, the grapes had long since been attacked by noble rot (botrytis). The monks discovered that the wine from these grapes was particularly sweet and tasted excellent. The Spätlese was born. However, the story is not historically proven at all, and the wines were rather Auslesen, Beeren- and Trockenbeerenauslesen according to today's understanding. What is certain, however, is which grape variety it must have been. The vineyards of Schloss Johannisberg have been planted exclusively with Riesling since 1720.