Kinheimer Hubertuslay Riesling Auslese ** White Capsule
⏳ wine.drinking_window
Typically best enjoyed 5 to 25 years from the vintage release, showing magnificent development as it ages.
🍽️ wine.food_pairings
Roasted pork belly, pan-seared scallops with butter sauce, and aged Comté cheese.
✨ wine.spec_sheet
Markus Molitor took over his family's estate in 1984 with a singular vision: to return the Mosel region to its historic golden age of winemaking. The Kinheimer Hubertuslay vineyard, characterized by steep, sun-drenched slopes of weathered grey slate, provides the perfect canvas for this expression. This Riesling Auslese is marked by two stars, denoting an extraordinary selection of highly concentrated grapes, while the signature 'White Capsule' signifies that Molitor has vinified this traditionally sweet-leaning category into a powerful, bone-dry style. Fermented spontaneously with wild yeasts in traditional oak Fuder, the wine balances the intense, exotic richness of late-harvested fruit with a razor-sharp mineral tension and crystalline acidity, embodying the uncompromising craftsmanship of one of Germany's modern legends.
🍾 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.