Saarburger Rausch Riesling BA GK
⏳ Drinking Window
2026 - 2070
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Classic blue cheeses such as Roquefort, rich foie gras or savory duck liver pâté, and fruit-based desserts like caramelized pear tart.
✨ Technical Specifications
Markus Molitor, often celebrated for his uncompromising pursuit of quality, crafts this exquisite sweet nectar from the steep, dizzying slopes of the Saarburger Rausch vineyard. Situated along the Saar tributary of the Mosel, this historic site is renowned for its weathered Devonian slate soils shot through with iron-rich volcanic diabase. For this Beerenauslese Goldkapsel (BA GK), botrytized grapes are painstakingly selected berry-by-berry during harvest. The 'Goldkapsel' designation indicates an exceptionally noble, concentrated selection of auction-grade quality. Fermented naturally in traditional cellars, the wine represents a sublime marriage of intense, honeyed sweetness and the Saar's trademark electric, laser-like acidity, capturing the essence of one of Germany's most dramatic terroirs.
🍾 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.
🍇 Grape Varieties
100% Riesling