Saarburger Rausch Riesling Spatlese
⏳ Drinking Window
2021 - 2038
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Spicy Thai or Sichuan cuisine, roasted pork belly with a sweet fruit glaze, and rich, washed-rind cheeses.
✨ Technical Specifications
Markus Molitor took over his family's estate in 1984 with an uncompromising commitment to quality, helping to restore the Mosel's historical reputation for world-class Riesling. The Saarburger Rausch vineyard is situated on the steep, wind-swept slopes of the Saar tributary, characterized by weathered, iron-rich Devonian slate soils. This cool microclimate and unique terroir impart a distinctive smoky minerality and a piercing, electric acidity to the Riesling grapes. Molitor's Spatlese is crafted using ambient yeast fermentations and traditional large oak fuder or stainless steel, preserving the delicate balance of late-harvest stone fruit sweetness and crystalline structure that defines this legendary site.
🍾 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.