Urziger Wurzg Riesling Aus*** suss
⏳ Drinking Window
2022 - 2045
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Artisanal blue cheeses such as Roquefort, classic foie gras, and fruit-based desserts like peach galette or apple tarte tatin.
✨ Technical Specifications
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.
🍾 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.