Erdener Treppchen Riesling Auslese GK
⏳ Drinking Window
2024 - 2050
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Rich blue cheeses, classic foie gras or savory terrines, and fruit-based desserts such as peach tart or apple tarte tatin.
✨ Technical Specifications
Crafted by the legendary Markus Molitor, this monumental Riesling hails from the famous Erdener Treppchen vineyard in the Mosel valley. Named the 'little staircase' after the stone steps carved into the dizzying, near-vertical red slate cliffs to aid vineyard workers, this site benefits from an intense, sun-drenched microclimate. The Goldkapsel (Gold Capsule) designation signifies an Auslese of extraordinary selection, heavily influenced by noble rot (botrytis). Molitor's philosophy of minimal intervention, spontaneous fermentation with wild yeasts in traditional neutral oak Fuder casks, and meticulous hand-harvesting yields a wine of profound complexity. It seamlessly balances luscious, honeyed sweetness and exotic stone fruit with the vibrant, iron-rich mineral tension characteristic of Erden's unique red 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.