Einstern * Pinot Noir
⏳ Drinking Window
2021 - 2027
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Roasted duck breast, wild mushroom risotto, or pan-seared salmon.
✨ Technical Specifications
Markus Molitor, a visionary of the Mosel, has played a pivotal role in resurrecting the region's historic red wine heritage. Though the Mosel is globally synonymous with Riesling, Cistercian monks originally cultivated Pinot Noir (Spatburgunder) here during the Middle Ages. Following a mid-20th-century ban on red grapes in the region, Molitor became a pioneer in reclaiming these steep, slate-rich slopes for Pinot Noir. The 'Einstern' (One Star) Pinot Noir represents a meticulous selection of grapes from these dramatic, cool-climate vineyards. Fermented with ambient yeasts and aged in French oak barriques, this wine beautifully marries the delicate, red-berried elegance of Pinot Noir with the intense, smoky minerality unique to Mosel's devonian slate soils.
🍾 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.