Haus Klosterberg Riesling Spatlese
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Typically best enjoyed 3 to 15 years from the vintage, though well-stored bottles can easily evolve beautifully for two decades or more due to the grape's natural high acidity.
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Spicy Asian cuisine, roasted pork dishes, and aged hard cheeses.
✨ wine.spec_sheet
Markus Molitor’s Haus Klosterberg Riesling Spätlese is a masterclass in Mosel tension and purity. Named after the estate's historic winery headquarters in Wehlen, this wine represents Molitor's commitment to reviving the golden era of Mosel wine. Crafted from 100% Riesling grown on steep, sun-drenched slopes of Devonian slate, the grapes are harvested late (Spätlese) and fermented with wild yeasts in large oak casks (Fuder) and stainless steel. Molitor's signature style highlights a vibrant interplay between ripe stone fruits, exotic citrus, and an intense, salty minerality. Depending on the capsule color—white for dry, green for off-dry, or gold for sweet—this wine showcases the incredible versatility of the Mosel terroir under the guidance of a winemaker who famously took over his family estate at just twenty years old.
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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.