Molitor Riesling Trocken
⏳ Drinking Window
2021 - 2027
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Pan-seared freshwater fish, roasted pork loin, or traditional German onion tart (Zwiebelkuchen).
✨ Technical Specifications
Markus Molitor took over his family's estate in 1984 at the age of 20, driven by an uncompromising vision to restore the Mosel's reputation for producing some of the world's finest, most age-worthy Rieslings. The Molitor Riesling Trocken is a masterclass in the estate's dry style, traditionally indicated by its signature white capsule. Sourced from steep, hand-harvested vineyards along the Mosel River where ancient Devonian slate soils dominate, this 100% Riesling undergoes spontaneous fermentation with indigenous yeasts in a combination of large, neutral oak fuder casks and stainless steel. This traditional, low-intervention approach preserves the electric tension, intense minerality, and pristine stone fruit characteristics of the region's unique terroir, capturing the historic spirit of Mosel winemaking.
🍾 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.