Niedermenniger Herrenberg Riesling Auslese 2*
⏳ Drinking Window
2026 - 2048
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Classic blue cheeses, rich foie gras or savory duck liver pâté, and moderately sweet fruit tarts or caramelized apple desserts.
✨ Technical Specifications
Crafted by the visionary Markus Molitor, who took over his family's estate in 1984 with a mission to return Mosel Riesling to its historic golden age, this wine is a masterclass in precision and selection. The Niedermenniger Herrenberg vineyard is situated in a cool side valley of the Saar, characterized by iron-rich Devonian slate soils that impart a distinctive smoky minerality and vibrant acidity. The 'Auslese 2*' designation signifies an extraordinary level of hand-selection, where only the finest, often botrytis-affected grapes are harvested. Fermented spontaneously with wild yeasts in traditional neutral oak foudres, this Riesling beautifully balances intense, concentrated sweetness with a laser-like acid spine, showcasing the dramatic tension and age-worthy structure that defines Molitor's world-class winemaking philosophy.
🍾 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.