Riesling Haus Klosterberg Feinherb
⏳ Drinking Window
2023 - 2030
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Spicy Thai or Vietnamese noodle dishes, classic roasted pork with orchard fruit glazes, and mild to medium-aged cheeses.
✨ Technical Specifications
Markus Molitor's Haus Klosterberg Feinherb Riesling represents a masterful introduction to the steep-slope viticulture of the Mosel. Named after the historic estate house in Wehlen, this wine is a tribute to the region's centuries-old winemaking heritage. Markus Molitor, who took over his family's estate in 1984 at the age of twenty, has become legendary for his meticulous vineyard selection and traditional cellar practices. This feinherb (off-dry) bottling, distinguished by Molitor's signature green capsule, is crafted from 100% Riesling grapes grown on steep, slate-rich slopes. Fermented slowly with ambient yeasts in a mix of stainless steel and traditional large oak fuder casks, the wine captures the quintessential Mosel tension. It weaves together the intense minerality of Devonian slate with juicy stone fruit flavors and a delicate, vibrant sweetness balanced by electric acidity.
🍾 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.