Bernkasteler Badstube Riesling Auslese 3* Goldkapsel
⏳ Drinking Window
2025 - 2060
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Classic blue cheeses such as Roquefort, rich foie gras or artisanal savory pâtés, and fruit-based desserts like caramelized apple tarte tatin.
✨ Technical Specifications
Markus Molitor, often referred to as 'Herr 100 Points' for his extraordinary streak of perfect scores, took over his family's estate in 1984 at the young age of 20 with a singular vision: to restore the Mosel's Rieslings to their historic golden age. The Bernkasteler Badstube, a steep slope composed of weathered Devonian slate, benefits from the warming influence of the Mosel River and optimal solar exposure. This 100% Riesling Auslese 3* Goldkapsel represents the absolute pinnacle of Molitor's meticulous, multi-pass harvesting method. The three-star (3*) designation indicates the highest level of selection and concentration, while the gold capsule (Goldkapsel) signifies a noble, sweet style. Fermented naturally with indigenous yeasts in large, neutral oak casks (Fuder), this wine beautifully balances opulent botrytis-driven sweetness—rich with notes of dried apricots, honey, and exotic spices—with a laser-like, slate-driven mineral acidity that keeps the palate incredibly vibrant and fresh.
🍾 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