Bernkasteler Doctor Riesling Auslese 3* Gold Capsule Auction
⏳ Drinking Window
2025 - 2055
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Classic blue cheeses like Roquefort or Stilton, rich artisanal pâtés, and traditional fruit desserts such as pear or apple tarte tatin.
✨ Technical Specifications
The legendary Bernkasteler Doctor vineyard in the Mosel valley owes its name to a 14th-century tale where Archbishop Boemund II was miraculously cured of a terminal illness by its wine, declaring it the 'true doctor.' Markus Molitor's three-star Gold Capsule Auction bottling represents the absolute zenith of this historic site. Sourced from extremely steep, south-facing Devonian slate slopes, this 100% Riesling is crafted from meticulously hand-selected, botrytised grapes. The Goldkapsel signifies a noble sweet style of immense concentration, while the Auction designation indicates an ultra-exclusive lot sold only at the prestigious regional wine auctions. Fermented with native yeasts and aged slowly in traditional cellars, it balances luscious sweetness with piercing, mineral-driven acidity.
🍾 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.