Niedermenniger Herrenberg TBA 3*** GK
⏳ Drinking Window
2025 - 2075
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Blue cheeses like Roquefort or Stilton, classic foie gras, and rich fruit-based desserts such as apricot tart.
✨ Technical Specifications
Markus Molitor’s Niedermenniger Herrenberg Riesling Trockenbeerenauslese (TBA) 3*** Gold Capsule represents the absolute pinnacle of noble sweet winemaking in the Saar valley of the Mosel region. The Herrenberg vineyard, characterized by its steep slopes and iron-rich Devonian slate soils, yields wines of bracing acidity and profound mineral tension. Molitor, a legendary figure who revived his family's estate in 1984 at just 20 years old, uses a meticulous three-star classification system to denote his finest selections. For this rare TBA, highly skilled harvest teams make multiple passes through the vineyard, hand-selecting individual, shriveled, botrytis-affected berries. The gold capsule (GK) signifies an extraordinary level of concentration. Fermented slowly with native yeasts, this liquid gold balances immense, honeyed sweetness with a vibrant, electric acidity that is characteristic of the cool Saar microclimate.
🍾 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.
🍇 Grape Varieties
100% Spätburgunder (Pinot Noir)