Brauneberger Mandelgraben Riesling Eiswein Goldkapsel
⏳ Drinking Window
2025 - 2065
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Classic blue cheeses, rich fruit-based tarts, or simply savored on its own as a contemplative digestif.
✨ Technical Specifications
Crafted by the legendary Markus Molitor, this rare Eiswein comes from the Brauneberger Mandelgraben, a vineyard site in the Mosel valley historically named for the almond trees that thrived in its warm microclimate. Molitor's absolute dedication to quality is epitomized by the Goldkapsel (Gold Capsule) designation, representing an elite selection of the finest, most concentrated grapes. To produce this Eiswein, 100% Riesling grapes are left on the steep, slate-rich slopes until winter, when they are harvested by hand in the freezing pre-dawn hours at temperatures of minus seven degrees Celsius or lower. Pressing the frozen grapes yields a tiny quantity of incredibly concentrated, nectar-like juice. The resulting wine is a masterclass in balance, where intense, honeyed sweetness is perfectly countered by the vibrant, electric acidity characteristic of the Mosel's Devonian slate terroir.
🍾 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