Kinheimer Rosenberg Riesling Auslese ***
⏳ Drinking Window
2023 - 2045
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Crisp roasted Peking duck, artisanal blue cheeses like Stilton or Roquefort, and classic caramelized apple tarte Tatin.
✨ Technical Specifications
Markus Molitor's Kinheimer Rosenberg Riesling Auslese *** represents the absolute pinnacle of Mosel craftsmanship. Taking over his family estate in 1984 at just 20 years old, Molitor set out to restore the region's historic golden era of winemaking through meticulous vineyard management and natural cellar practices. The Kinheimer Rosenberg vineyard, with its precipitously steep slopes of weathered slate, provides the ideal terroir for Riesling, imparting a distinctive mineral tension. The three-star (***) designation is Molitor's ultimate quality tier, representing an uncompromising, berry-by-berry selection of highly concentrated, often botrytis-affected grapes. Fermented naturally with indigenous yeasts in traditional large oak Fuder casks, this white wine balances opulent notes of candied citrus, honeyed stone fruits, and exotic spices with a laser-like, vibrating acidity that defines the Mosel's finest 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