Bernkasteler Badstube Auslese 2* Green Capsule
⏳ Drinking Window
2023 - 2042
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Spicy Sichuan or Thai curry dishes, roasted duck with plum sauce, and artisanal blue or aged cheeses.
✨ Technical Specifications
Crafted by the iconic Markus Molitor, this Riesling originates from the steep, weathered Devonian slate slopes of the Bernkasteler Badstube in the heart of the Mosel. Molitor is legendary for his meticulous parcel-by-parcel harvesting and his unique capsule color-coding system; here, the green capsule signifies an off-dry (feinherb) style that masterfully balances rich residual sweetness with a vibrant, electric acidity. The two-star (2*) designation denotes an exceptional selection of highly ripe grapes, yielding a wine of immense complexity, smoky minerality, and layers of stone fruit. This bottling represents centuries of Mosel steep-slope viticultural heritage, where extreme manual labor under challenging conditions translates into liquid art.
🍾 About the Producer
Founded upon an eighth-generation family viticultural heritage, Weingut Markus Molitor was transformed in 1984 when twenty-year-old Markus Molitor took over the estate at Haus Klosterberg with the dedicated mission of restoring Mosel Riesling to its historic world-class stature. Situated in Bernkastel-Kues in Germany's legendary Mosel region, the winery meticulously cultivates precipitous slate vineyards across renowned grand cru sites such as Zeltinger Sonnenuhr, Wehlener Sonnenuhr, and Erdener Treppchen. Molitor practices low yields, ultra-selective late hand-harvesting, and gentle spontaneous fermentation in ancient, deep vaulted cellars with minimal intervention. The estate is globally celebrated for its site-expressive Rieslings—distinguished by white, green, and gold capsules indicating dry, off-dry, and botrytized sweet styles—as well as remarkably complex, structured Pinot Noir.
🍇 Grape Varieties
100% Riesling