Kinheimer Hubertuslay Riesling Auslese Goldkapsel 3*
⏳ Drinking Window
2025 - 2065
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Classic blue cheeses such as Roquefort, rich duck foie gras, and artisanal fruit tarts featuring apricots or peaches.
✨ Technical Specifications
Markus Molitor's Kinheimer Hubertuslay Riesling Auslese Goldkapsel 3* represents the absolute zenith of Mosel winemaking craftsmanship. The Hubertuslay vineyard, named after Saint Hubertus—the patron saint of hunters—and the local dialect word for slate ('Lay'), features steep slopes of weathered grey slate that impart a profound minerality to the Riesling grapes. Molitor, famous for his uncompromising quality standards, harvests these grapes through meticulous multiple selections by hand, often well into the late autumn. The 'Goldkapsel' (Gold Capsule) denotes a noble sweet style, while the '3-Star' designation is Molitor's highest tier of distinction, reserved for lots of extraordinary concentration, complexity, and botrytis influence. Spontaneously fermented in traditional large oak Fuder casks, this wine beautifully balances opulent sweetness with a vibrant, electric acidity, carrying the legendary legacy of Mosel's extreme viticulture.
🍾 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.