Haus Klosterberg Riesling Auslese Goldkapsel
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Typically best enjoyed 10 to 30+ years from the vintage release, though it can easily cellar for half a century under ideal conditions.
🍽️ wine.food_pairings
Classic fruit tarts (such as apple or pear tart), rich blue cheeses like Roquefort or Stilton, and spicy glazed pork belly or traditional Peking duck.
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Markus Molitor's Haus Klosterberg Riesling Auslese Goldkapsel is a masterclass in the tension between luscious sweetness and vibrating acidity. Molitor, who took over his father's estate in 1984 at just 20 years old, has become a legendary figure in the Mosel, famous for his uncompromising quality and his unique capsule color-coding system—where the gold capsule signifies a noble sweet style. Sourced from the steep, sun-drenched slate slopes of the Mosel valley, this 100% Riesling is crafted from meticulously hand-selected, botrytized grapes. The slate soils impart a profound, smoky minerality, while the cool climate preserves a piercing acidity. Fermented spontaneously with wild yeasts in traditional neutral oak 'Fuder' casks, this Auslese represents a centuries-old winemaking heritage, capturing the pure essence of noble rot and the dramatic Mosel landscape.
🍾 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.