Trabener Wurzgarten Riesling Auslese
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Typically best enjoyed 10 to 35 years from the vintage release, though exceptional vintages can cellar gracefully for half a century.
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Blue cheeses, rich foie gras, and fruit-based desserts like peach tart.
✨ wine.spec_sheet
Markus Molitor is synonymous with the modern renaissance of Mosel Riesling, operating from the historic Haus Klosterberg. The Trabener Wuerzgarten, or spice garden of Traben, is a steep, slate-laden site that yields wines of extraordinary aromatic complexity. This Auslese is crafted from meticulously hand-selected, botrytis-affected grapes. Molitor's philosophy of minimal intervention, spontaneous fermentation in large oak foudres, and respect for the unique slate terroir results in a wine where intense, honeyed sweetness is perfectly countered by a spine of electric acidity and a distinct, exotic herbal spiciness.
🍾 wine.about_producer
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.