Bernkasteler Doctor Riesling Auslese 3* White Capsule Auktion
⏳ Drinking Window
2024 - 2045
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Seared sea scallops with a rich butter sauce, roasted veal chops with wild chanterelles, or classic Peking duck.
✨ Technical Specifications
The Bernkasteler Doctor is one of the world's most legendary vineyards, named after a 14th-century folktale in which Prince-Bishop Boemund II was miraculously cured of a terminal illness by drinking its wine. Situated on an incredibly steep, south-facing slope of weathered blue Devonian slate in the Middle Mosel, this grand terroir yields Riesling of unparalleled intensity and minerality. Markus Molitor's 'Three-Star' (***) Auslese represents the absolute pinnacle of his meticulous, berry-by-berry hand selection. Fermented with wild yeasts and aged in large, neutral oak casks, this 'White Capsule' bottling signifies a dry style of extraordinary power, complexity, and precision. The 'Auktion' designation indicates an ultra-rare lot reserved exclusively for the prestigious annual wine auctions, making it a highly coveted masterpiece among collectors.
🍾 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.