Kirsten | Liebieg
Klüsserath • Germany
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Krainstraße 5
54340 Klüsserath
Germany
Phone: +49 6507 99115
Fax: +49 6507 99113
Internet: www.kirsten-liebieg.de
E‑mail: info@kirsten-liebieg.de
After gaining experience abroad, Bernhard Kirsten returned to his parents' business in Klüsserath on the Moselle in 1987, which he took over together with his wife Inge von Geldern in 1992. Kirsten quickly made a name for himself, particularly with his dry Rieslings from the top vineyard Klüsserather Bruderschaft and his sparkling wines, which are among the best on the Moselle.
In order to set the course for the future, Bernhard Kirsten decided in 2018 to merge his winery with the larger Schlossgut Liebig estate and to expand his vineyards on the terraced Moselle and his portfolio of grape varieties. After the planned renovation of the old Liebig Castle in Gondorf failed and the naming rights were lost due to a change of ownership, the winery now operates under the name Kirsten | Liebig.
The winery now owns several top vineyards on the terraced and Middle Moselle: in Winningen alone, these include Röttgen, Brückstück and Hamm, plus Piesporter Goldtröpfchen, Trittenheimer Apotheke, Köwericher Laurentiuslay, Klüsserather Bruderschaft, Pölicher Held, Mehringer Zellerberg and Longuicher Maximiner Herrenberg further upstream. The grapes from Maximiner Herrenberg produce the wine “1904”, which commemorates the year the vines were planted.
The wines at a glance
Riesling Sekt brut
Germany
Mosel • Geschützte Ursprungsbezeichnung (g. U.)
Amtliche Prüfungsnummer 3522092 20 19 • 12.5 % vol alcohol • bottled under the former name Schlossgut Liebieg
“Heldensekt” Riesling Sekt
Germany
Mosel • Geschützte Ursprungsbezeichnung (g. U.)
Amtliche Prüfungsnummer 3522092 19 20 • 12.5 % vol alcohol • bottled under the former name Schlossgut Liebieg
Pinot Rosé Sekt brut
Germany
Lot number 4-19 • 12.5 % vol alcohol • bottled under the former name Schlossgut Liebieg
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