Ockfener Bockstein Riesling Auslese 2** White Capsule
⏳ Drinking Window
2024 - 2050
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Roasted pork belly, classic Peking duck, or mature hard cheeses like Comté.
✨ Technical Specifications
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.
🍾 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.