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 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.
🍇 Grapes
100% Riesling