Ockfener Bockstein Riesling Auslese Goldkapsel 2*
⏳ Drinking Window
2025 - 2050
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Rich blue cheeses such as Roquefort, artisanal fruit tarts, and foie gras or savory duck terrine.
✨ Technical Specifications
Hailing from the legendary, steep amphitheater of the Ockfener Bockstein in the Saar valley, this wine represents the pinnacle of Markus Molitor's meticulous craftsmanship. The vineyard's weathered Devonian slate and quartz soils, combined with a cool microclimate, impart a signature smoky minerality and piercing acidity to the Riesling grapes. Molitor, known for his uncompromising selection process, uses the Goldkapsel (Gold Capsule) to denote wines of noble sweetness, while the two-star (2*) rating signifies an extraordinary level of concentration achieved through precise hand-harvesting of botrytized berries. Fermented spontaneously with wild yeasts in traditional neutral oak Fuder casks, this white wine beautifully balances opulent sweetness with crystalline purity, carrying the historical legacy of the Saar's world-class sweet wines.
🍾 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.