Kinheimer Rosenberg Riesling Auslese *** Goldkapsel
⏳ Drinking Window
2025 - 2050
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Classic blue cheeses such as Roquefort, rich foie gras or savory terrines, and artisanal fruit tarts or stone fruit desserts.
✨ Technical Specifications
Markus Molitor's Kinheimer Rosenberg Riesling Auslese *** Goldkapsel is a monument to the steep-slope viticulture of the Middle Mosel. The Rosenberg (Rose Mountain) vineyard, characterized by its weathered slate soils, yields Riesling of incredible mineral intensity and precision. Under Molitor's meticulous guidance, this three-star (***) Goldkapsel represents the absolute pinnacle of the Auslese category, indicating an ultra-selective harvest of highly concentrated, botrytis-affected grapes. Fermented spontaneously with wild yeasts in traditional neutral oak Fuder casks, this wine beautifully balances opulent, honeyed sweetness with the electric, vibrating acidity characteristic of the region's finest terroirs.
🍾 About the Producer
Founded in 1984 when twenty-year-old Markus Molitor assumed control of his family's winemaking legacy, Weingut Markus Molitor has evolved into an undisputed titan of the Mosel. Based at Haus Klosterberg, Molitor manages over 100 hectares encompassing premier steep-slope crus along both the Middle Mosel and Saar, including Wehlener Sonnenuhr, Ürziger Würzgarten, Erdener Prälat, and Scharzhofberg. Viticulture is strictly manual on precipitous gradients of weathered Devonian blue, red, and grey slate. Molitor pursues an uncompromising philosophy centered on sustainable farming, late selective harvesting, native yeast fermentation, and prolonged aging on fine lees in traditional wooden Fuders carved into subterranean slate cellars. Renowned for its singular capsule coding system—white indicating dry, green denoting feinherb (off-dry), and gold designating noble sweet expressions, often tiered with asterisks—the estate crafts crystalline, hyper-mineral Rieslings of monumental depth and aging potential, alongside site-expressive Pinot Noir and Weissburgunder.