Erdener Treppchen Riesling BA Goldkapsel
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Typically best enjoyed 15 to 50+ years from the vintage release, showcasing near-immortal aging potential.
🍽️ wine.food_pairings
Blue cheese, foie gras, apricot tart, tart, foie gras, apricot
✨ wine.spec_sheet
Hailing from the legendary, dizzyingly steep red slate slopes of the Erdener Treppchen—named for the stone staircases carved into the hillside to aid vineyard workers—this Beerenauslese (BA) Goldkapsel represents the pinnacle of Markus Molitor's sweet wine craftsmanship. Made from 100% Riesling grapes meticulously selected berry-by-berry for their noble rot (botrytis) concentration, this wine is fermented spontaneously to preserve its pure terroir expression. The Goldkapsel designation signifies an extraordinary selection of immense richness, balancing luscious honeyed sweetness, dried apricot, and exotic spice notes with a vibrant, electric vein of slate-driven acidity that keeps the wine remarkably fresh and precise.
🍾 wine.about_producer
Taking over his family's estate in 1984 at just twenty years old, Markus Molitor set out to restore the Mosel region's historic prestige through uncompromising quality and traditional craftsmanship. Based at the historic Haus Klosterberg in Bernkastel-Kues, the winery meticulously farms steep, slate-rich vineyards across the Mosel and Saar, utilizing extremely late hand-harvesting and spontaneous fermentation in neutral oak Fuder casks. Molitor is globally renowned for his precise, mineral-driven Rieslings—distinguished by white, green, and gold capsules indicating dryness levels—as well as his structured, elegant Spätburgunder. This obsessive dedication to terroir has earned the estate numerous perfect 100-point scores, cementing its status as an icon of German winemaking.