Urziger Wurzg Riesling Aus*** suss
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This monumental sweet Auslese is built for the ages, typically entering its prime drinking window 15 to 40 years after the vintage, though well-cellared bottles can easily reward collectors for 50 years or more.
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Artisanal blue cheeses such as Roquefort, classic foie gras, and fruit-based desserts like peach galette or apple tarte tatin.
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Hailing from the legendary Urziger Wurzgarten, or 'spice garden of Urzig,' this spectacular sweet Riesling is defined by its unique terroir of iron-rich red volcanic soil and weathered slate. Unlike the typical blue slate of the Mosel, this red clay-slate imparts a famously exotic, fiery spice and intense tropical fruit character to the wine. Markus Molitor, a master of precision, utilizes an artisanal approach with extremely late, selective hand-harvesting. The three-star (***) designation represents the absolute pinnacle of his selection, where botrytized berries are meticulously sorted. Fermented slowly with wild yeasts in traditional oak Fuder casks, this sweet (suss) Auslese achieves a breathtaking harmony of luscious, honeyed richness and a vibrant, electric vein of acidity that keeps the wine incredibly fresh and ageless.
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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.