Kinheimer Hubertuslay Riesling Beerenauslese
⏳ wine.drinking_window
Typically best enjoyed 15 to 40+ years from the vintage release, as its immense sugar and acidity levels allow it to develop profound complexity over decades.
🍽️ wine.food_pairings
Classic blue cheeses like Roquefort, artisanal fruit tarts featuring apricots or peaches, and rich savory starters like foie gras.
✨ wine.spec_sheet
Markus Molitor, often dubbed 'Mr. 100 Points,' is renowned for his uncompromising quality and precision in the steep, slate-strewn vineyards of the Mosel. The Kinheimer Hubertuslay vineyard, named in honor of Saint Hubertus—the patron saint of hunters—features the ancient Celtic word 'Lay,' meaning slate. This steep site is characterized by weathered grey and blue Devonian slate soils, which impart a distinct mineral tension to the vines. For this Beerenauslese, Molitor's team undergoes painstaking, berry-by-berry hand selection to harvest only those grapes perfectly shriveled by noble rot (Botrytis cinerea). Fermented slowly with wild yeasts, this 100% Riesling represents the pinnacle of Mosel's sweet wine tradition, balancing rich, honeyed concentration with a vibrant, laser-like acidity.
🍾 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.