Location and classification
Kapplay is a legally registered single vineyard in the district of Eller in Ediger-Eller in the Mosel winegrowing region. The official vineyard register lists the site under number 440236. It belongs to the Grand Cru site Grafschaft, to the area of Burg Cochem, and to the Mosel winegrowing area.
Area and aspect
The officially recorded vineyard area of Kapplay is less than one hectare. A documented plot is described as being high on the Ellerberg and facing south.
Grape variety and vine stock
For wines with the designation Ellerer Kapplay, Riesling is documented. In a historical plot there are ungrafted Riesling vines that were planted in 1944.
Wine style and harvest
Kapplay is documented as the origin for Riesling Spätlese. A wine from the 2018 vintage was fruitily fermented and has 54 grams of residual sugar per litre. The grapes for a documented wine from a cuvée with Kapplay were harvested exclusively by hand.
