Erdener Treppchen Riesling Kabinett
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While delightfully vibrant and expressive in its youth, this Kabinett has remarkable aging potential and is typically best enjoyed 3 to 15 years from the vintage release.
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Spicy Thai or Vietnamese dishes, fresh sushi and sashimi, and classic roasted pork belly.
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Markus Molitor's Erdener Treppchen Riesling Kabinett is a masterclass in steep-slope viticulture from the heart of the Mosel. The vineyard name, meaning 'little staircase of Erden,' refers to the historic stone steps carved directly into the sheer red slate cliffs to help workers navigate the dizzying incline. Unlike the blue slate common in much of the Mosel, the iron-rich red slate of Erdener Treppchen imparts a distinctively spicy, muscular minerality to the 100% Riesling grapes grown here. Molitor, renowned for his meticulous selection and hands-off cellar philosophy, ferments this Kabinett using ambient yeasts in traditional large oak 'Fuder' casks. The resulting wine is a vibrant dance of tension and elegance, balancing electric acidity with delicate stone fruit, herbal complexity, and a saline, mineral-driven finish that reflects this legendary terroir.
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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.