Urziger Wurzgarten Auslese 3* WK
⏳ Drinking Window
2026 - 2052
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Roasted duck or goose, rich pork belly dishes, and mature hard cheeses such as aged Comté.
✨ Technical Specifications
Markus Molitor's Ürziger Würzgarten Auslese *** Weisse Kapsel represents the pinnacle of dry Mosel Riesling, born from the legendary 'spice garden' of Ürzig. This vineyard is famous for its steep slopes and unique red volcanic sandstone and slate soils, known as Rotliegend, which impart a distinctively exotic, fiery, and wild-herb character to the wine. The 'Weisse Kapsel' (White Capsule) denotes Molitor's dry style, while the three stars (***) signify the highest tier of selection, where exceptionally ripe grapes—often touched by noble rot—are meticulously hand-harvested. Fermented naturally with wild yeasts and aged in traditional large oak Fuder casks, this wine combines monumental concentration, vibrant acidity, and a deep, smoky minerality that reflects centuries of Mosel winemaking heritage.
🍾 About the Producer
Founded in 1984 when twenty-year-old Markus Molitor assumed control of his family's winemaking legacy, Weingut Markus Molitor has evolved into an undisputed titan of the Mosel. Based at Haus Klosterberg, Molitor manages over 100 hectares encompassing premier steep-slope crus along both the Middle Mosel and Saar, including Wehlener Sonnenuhr, Ürziger Würzgarten, Erdener Prälat, and Scharzhofberg. Viticulture is strictly manual on precipitous gradients of weathered Devonian blue, red, and grey slate. Molitor pursues an uncompromising philosophy centered on sustainable farming, late selective harvesting, native yeast fermentation, and prolonged aging on fine lees in traditional wooden Fuders carved into subterranean slate cellars. Renowned for its singular capsule coding system—white indicating dry, green denoting feinherb (off-dry), and gold designating noble sweet expressions, often tiered with asterisks—the estate crafts crystalline, hyper-mineral Rieslings of monumental depth and aging potential, alongside site-expressive Pinot Noir and Weissburgunder.