Bernkasteler Badstube Riesling Spatlese Green Capsule
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Typically best enjoyed 5 to 25 years from the vintage release, as its vibrant acidity and complex mineral profile allow it to develop beautifully in the cellar.
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Spicy Asian dishes such as Thai curries, roasted pork belly with crackling, and mature, semi-hard cheeses.
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Markus Molitor is one of the Mosel's most iconic producers, famous for reviving the region's historic reputation through uncompromising quality and a unique capsule system. The 'Green Capsule' signifies a feinherb (off-dry) style, striking a masterclass balance between natural residual sweetness and vibrant, slate-driven acidity. Sourced from the steep, Devonian slate slopes of the Bernkasteler Badstube, this 100% Riesling benefits from the Middle Mosel's unique microclimate. Molitor employs traditional winemaking techniques, including hand-harvesting, extremely gentle pressing, and spontaneous fermentation with wild yeasts in large, neutral oak 'fuder' casks. This meticulous approach coaxes out the intense minerality, stone fruit aromatics, and legendary longevity that define classic Mosel Riesling.
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Taking over his family's estate in 1984 at just twenty years old, Markus Molitor set out to restore the Mosel region's historic prestige through uncompromising quality and traditional craftsmanship. Based at the historic Haus Klosterberg in Bernkastel-Kues, the winery meticulously farms steep, slate-rich vineyards across the Mosel and Saar, utilizing extremely late hand-harvesting and spontaneous fermentation in neutral oak Fuder casks. Molitor is globally renowned for his precise, mineral-driven Rieslings—distinguished by white, green, and gold capsules indicating dryness levels—as well as his structured, elegant Spätburgunder. This obsessive dedication to terroir has earned the estate numerous perfect 100-point scores, cementing its status as an icon of German winemaking.