Niedermenniger Herrenberg Riesling Auslese*** Goldkapsel
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Typically best enjoyed 10 to 40 years from the vintage, though top years can easily cellar for half a century or more.
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Classic blue cheeses such as Roquefort, rich duck liver terrine, and elegant fruit-based desserts like pear tart or apple tarte tatin.
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Markus Molitor, often referred to as 'Herr 100 Points' for his extraordinary streak of perfect scores, took over his family's winery in 1984 at just 20 years old with a singular vision: to restore the Mosel and Saar valleys to their historic glory. The Niedermenniger Herrenberg vineyard, situated in the cooler Saar side-valley, is renowned for its iron-rich Devonian slate soils. This unique terroir imparts a distinctive smoky minerality and a vibrant, crystalline acidity to the Riesling grapes. The 'Auslese***' designation represents Molitor's most meticulous, triple-starred selection of botrytized grapes, hand-harvested in multiple passes. Sealed with a Goldkapsel to denote its noble sweet style, this wine undergoes spontaneous fermentation with wild yeasts in traditional neutral oak 'Fuder' casks. The result is a breathtakingly complex nectar where luscious sweetness is perfectly counterbalanced by the electric, structural acidity characteristic of the Saar.
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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.