Erdener Treppchen Riesling Auslese 3* Gold Capsule
⏳ Drinking Window
2028 - 2055
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Artisanal blue cheeses such as Roquefort or Stilton, classic foie gras torchon, and refined fruit-based desserts like pear tart or peach galette.
✨ Technical Specifications
Crafted by the legendary Markus Molitor, this exceptional Riesling hails from the iconic Erdener Treppchen vineyard, famed for its sheer, dizzying slopes and unique iron-rich red slate soils. The vineyard's name, meaning 'little staircase of Erden', refers to the stone steps historically carved into the cliffside to help workers navigate the extreme incline. Molitor's three-star (3*) designation represents his ultimate selection of botrytis-affected grapes, while the Gold Capsule signifies a noble, sweet style. Fermented naturally with wild yeasts and aged in neutral oak fuder casks, this wine showcases the dramatic interplay of luscious sweetness, vibrant Mosel acidity, and a distinctively spicy, fiery minerality born from the red slate terroir. It is a masterpiece of precision, power, and elegance.
🍾 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.