Kinheimer Rosenberg Riesling Spatlese
⏳ wine.drinking_window
Typically best enjoyed 5 to 25 years from the vintage, though top years can easily cellar for several decades.
🍽️ wine.food_pairings
Spicy Asian dishes such as Thai green curry, roasted pork belly with a sweet-and-sour glaze, or classic German onion tart (Zwiebelkuchen).
✨ wine.spec_sheet
Markus Molitor's Kinheimer Rosenberg Riesling Spätlese is a masterclass in Mosel's steep-slope viticulture. Located in the historic village of Kinheim, the Rosenberg vineyard features weathered Devonian slate soils and a favorable south-southwest exposure. Markus Molitor, who took over his family's estate in 1984 with a vision to revive the golden era of Mosel Riesling, employs extremely meticulous hand-harvesting, often in multiple passes, and spontaneous fermentation with ambient yeasts. This Spätlese showcases the classic tension between ripe, stone-fruit sweetness and a laser-like slate minerality. Molitor's signature color-coded capsules denote the style (white for dry, green for off-dry, gold for sweet), but regardless of the specific bottling, the wine represents the pure, uncompromised expression of its terroir.
🍾 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.