Ockfener Bockstein Riesling Auslese 2** White Capsule
⏳ wine.drinking_window
Typically best enjoyed 10 to 30 years from the vintage release, as its high acidity and intense concentration allow it to age gracefully for decades.
🍽️ wine.food_pairings
Roasted pork belly, classic Peking duck, or mature hard cheeses like Comté.
✨ wine.spec_sheet
Markus Molitor's Ockfener Bockstein Riesling Auslese 2** White Capsule is a masterclass in dry Mosel Riesling. Hailing from the steep, amphitheater-like slopes of the Ockfener Bockstein in the Saar side-valley, this wine benefits from Devonian slate soils and a cool microclimate that preserves razor-sharp acidity. The Bockstein vineyard has been celebrated for centuries, once supplying wines to European nobility. Markus Molitor utilizes a unique capsule color-coding system, where the white capsule denotes a dry style. The 'two stars' represent a rigorous selection of highly concentrated, partially botrytized grapes, harvested late in the season. Fermented with wild yeasts in large, neutral oak casks (Fuder), this wine combines the opulent richness and concentration of an Auslese with a bone-dry, mineral-driven finish, showcasing smoky slate notes, ripe stone fruits, and a tension-filled structure.
🍾 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.