Kinheimer Hubertuslay Riesling Auslese **
⏳ Drinking Window
2023 - 2040
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Blue cheeses such as Roquefort, rich duck liver pâté, and fruit-based desserts like caramelized pear or peach tarts.
✨ Technical Specifications
Markus Molitor's Kinheimer Hubertuslay Riesling Auslese ** is a masterclass in the steep-slope viticulture of the Mosel. Taking over his family domain in 1984 at the age of 20, Molitor set out to revive the golden era of Mosel Riesling through uncompromising quality. The Kinheimer Hubertuslay vineyard, named after Saint Hubertus (the patron saint of hunters) and the local dialect for slate ('Lay'), features weathered Devonian slate soils that impart a profound minerality to the wine. This Auslese ** (two stars) denotes a selection of highly concentrated, partially botrytised grapes hand-harvested with meticulous care. Fermented with ambient yeasts in large, neutral oak casks, the wine beautifully balances luscious stone fruit richness with the electric, vibrating acidity characteristic of the region's finest steep-slope terroirs.
🍾 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.
🍇 Grape Varieties
100% Riesling