Kinheimer Rosenberg Riesling Spatlese (Green Capsule)
⏳ wine.drinking_window
Typically excellent from 5 to 25 years after the vintage release, developing profound complexity with age.
🍽️ wine.food_pairings
Spicy Asian dishes such as Thai green curry, classic German roast pork with sauerkraut, and artisanal semi-firm cheeses.
✨ wine.spec_sheet
Markus Molitor is a titan of the Mosel, famous for his uncompromising quality and his preservation of the region's steep-slope viticultural heritage. The Kinheimer Rosenberg vineyard, situated on a dramatic bend of the Mosel River, features steep, sun-drenched slopes composed of weathered grey slate. This terroir imparts a signature smoky minerality and laser-like acidity to the 100% Riesling grapes. Molitor's unique capsule system designates the style of the wine; the green capsule represents a 'feinherb' (off-dry) profile. Crafted with wild yeasts and aged in traditional large oak Fuder casks, this Spätlese beautifully balances delicate residual sweetness with a vibrant, electric acidity, capturing the tension and slate-driven soul of the Middle Mosel.
🍾 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.