Bernkasteler Badstube Riesling Auslese 1*
⏳ Drinking Window
2025 - 2045
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Spicy Asian cuisine, classic blue cheeses, or fruit-based desserts.
✨ Technical Specifications
Markus Molitor's Bernkasteler Badstube Riesling Auslese 1* is a masterclass in Mosel precision and artisanal dedication. Taking over his family's estate in 1984 at the age of 20, Molitor set out to revive the golden era of Mosel Riesling, characterized by extreme aging potential and terroir expression. The Bernkasteler Badstube vineyard, situated on steep, sun-drenched slopes of weathered Devonian slate, imparts a distinct, smoky minerality and vibrant acidity to the grapes. Molitor's unique star system denotes the level of selection and concentration, with this single-star Auslese representing a highly refined, hand-harvested selection of grapes. Fermented slowly with native yeasts in large, neutral oak casks, this Riesling beautifully balances rich, exotic fruit notes with a crystalline, slate-driven freshness.
🍾 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.