Alte Reben Riesling Weisse Kapsel
⏳ Drinking Window
2022 - 2038
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Pan-seared freshwater fish such as trout or Arctic char, roasted pork loin with a light mustard glaze, and classic Alsatian choucroute garnie.
✨ Technical Specifications
Markus Molitor's 'Alte Reben' (Old Vines) Riesling represents a masterclass in Mosel viticulture, sourced from ancient, often ungrafted vines clinging to the region's precipitous, iron-rich Devonian slate slopes. Molitor is famous for his color-coded capsule system, where the 'Weisse Kapsel' (White Capsule) signifies a bone-dry style. This wine is crafted with extreme care, utilizing hand-harvested grapes, gentle pressing, and spontaneous fermentation with wild yeasts in traditional large oak 'Fuder' casks. The result is a profound expression of Mosel terroir, marrying intense, smoky minerality with razor-sharp acidity and a rich, textured palate that reflects the deep root systems of the old vines.
🍾 About the Producer
Founded in 1984 when twenty-year-old Markus Molitor assumed control of his family's winemaking legacy, Weingut Markus Molitor has evolved into an undisputed titan of the Mosel. Based at Haus Klosterberg, Molitor manages over 100 hectares encompassing premier steep-slope crus along both the Middle Mosel and Saar, including Wehlener Sonnenuhr, Ürziger Würzgarten, Erdener Prälat, and Scharzhofberg. Viticulture is strictly manual on precipitous gradients of weathered Devonian blue, red, and grey slate. Molitor pursues an uncompromising philosophy centered on sustainable farming, late selective harvesting, native yeast fermentation, and prolonged aging on fine lees in traditional wooden Fuders carved into subterranean slate cellars. Renowned for its singular capsule coding system—white indicating dry, green denoting feinherb (off-dry), and gold designating noble sweet expressions, often tiered with asterisks—the estate crafts crystalline, hyper-mineral Rieslings of monumental depth and aging potential, alongside site-expressive Pinot Noir and Weissburgunder.