Saarburger Rausch Riesling Auslese 3* Green Capsule
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While approachable in its youth with decanting, this exceptional Auslese is built for the ages and is typically best enjoyed between 10 to 40 years from the vintage release.
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Spicy Sichuan or Thai cuisine, glazed roast duck or goose, and artisanal washed-rind or blue cheeses.
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Crafted by the visionary Markus Molitor, who took over his family's estate in 1984 with a mission to restore the Mosel's historic prestige, this wine is a masterclass in precision. The Saarburger Rausch is a legendary, precipitously steep vineyard in the cool Saar valley, celebrated for its iron-rich, grey Devonian slate soils that impart an unmistakable smoky minerality and electric acidity to the Riesling grapes. Molitor's unique color-coded capsule system uses the Green Capsule to denote an off-dry (feinherb) style. The coveted three-star (3*) designation represents the ultimate selection of highly concentrated, golden, and partially botrytized grapes, meticulously harvested by hand. Fermented spontaneously with wild yeasts and aged in neutral oak Fuder casks, this Auslese achieves a breathtaking tension between lush, exotic stone fruit sweetness and a driving, mineral-infused freshness.
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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.