Erdener Pralat Riesling Auslese 3* White Capsule
⏳ Drinking Window
2025 - 2055
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Pan-seared sea scallops with a rich butter sauce, roasted veal chop with chanterelle mushrooms, or mature, high-quality Alpine cheeses.
✨ Technical Specifications
Markus Molitor’s Erdener Prälat Riesling Auslese 3* White Capsule is a monumental expression of one of the Mosel's most legendary grand crus. The Erdener Prälat vineyard is a tiny, south-facing amphitheater of red Devonian slate, sheltered by towering cliffs that trap heat and bathed in sunlight reflected from the river below. This unique microclimate yields grapes of extraordinary ripeness. Molitor’s 'White Capsule' denotes a bone-dry style, while the three-star (3*) designation represents the absolute pinnacle of his meticulous vineyard selection. Hand-harvested with extreme care, the grapes undergo spontaneous fermentation with indigenous yeasts in traditional oak Fuder casks. The resulting wine is a masterclass in tension, marrying the opulent, exotic fruit and intense mineral power of the Prälat terroir with a razor-sharp, bone-dry precision and profound structure.
🍾 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.