Saarburger Rausch Riesling Auslese 3* white Capsule
⏳ Drinking Window
2025 - 2050
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Roasted pork belly with crackling, classic roasted goose, or mature alpine cheeses like Comté.
✨ Technical Specifications
Markus Molitor's Saarburger Rausch Riesling Auslese 3* White Capsule is a monument to the steep, slate-strewn slopes of the Saar valley. The Rausch vineyard, legendary for its sheer steepness and weathered Devonian slate soils, yields Riesling of fierce minerality and laser-like acidity. In Molitor's meticulous classification system, the three-star (***) designation represents the absolute pinnacle of grape selection, while the White Capsule signifies a bone-dry style. Spontaneously fermented with native yeasts and aged slowly in traditional large oak casks, this dry Auslese marries the historical grandeur of the Saar with an uncompromising pursuit of precision, resulting in a wine of immense power, crystalline purity, and deep geological expression.
🍾 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.