Brauneberger Mandelgraben Riesling Eiswein
⏳ Drinking Window
2025 - 2060
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Classic fruit-based desserts such as apple tarte tatin, artisanal blue cheeses like Roquefort, or rich savory starters like foie gras terrine.
✨ Technical Specifications
Markus Molitor's Brauneberger Mandelgraben Riesling Eiswein is a rare liquid masterpiece born from the extreme viticultural conditions of the Mosel valley. The Mandelgraben vineyard, named after the almond trees that thrive in this sheltered microclimate, features steep slopes rich in weathered Devonian slate. To produce this Eiswein, grapes are left on the vine into the freezing depths of winter, waiting for temperatures to plummet to at least -7 degrees Celsius. Harvested by hand in the freezing pre-dawn hours, the frozen grapes are immediately pressed, leaving the water behind as ice and extracting a highly concentrated, nectar-like juice. Molitor's signature style—relying on natural ambient yeasts and meticulous selection—preserves the electric, vibrant acidity of Riesling, balancing the intense natural sweetness. This creates a wine of breathtaking tension, purity, and mineral complexity, representing the pinnacle of German sweet winemaking heritage.
🍾 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