Urziger Wurzgarten Riesling Auslese 2* Goldkapsel
⏳ Drinking Window
2025 - 2060
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Classic blue cheeses like Roquefort or Stilton, rich foie gras or duck pâté, and moderately spicy Asian dishes such as Thai red curry.
✨ Technical Specifications
Hailing from the legendary Ürziger Würzgarten, or 'spice garden of Ürzig,' this Riesling benefits from one of the Mosel's most unique terroirs. Unlike the region's typical blue slate, this vineyard features iron-rich, red volcanic sandstone and slate soils, which impart a famously exotic, wild-berry, and herbal-spice character to the grapes. Master winemaker Markus Molitor utilizes extremely meticulous hand-harvesting, selecting only the finest botrytized berries. The two-star (2*) designation and Goldkapsel (Gold Capsule) signify an Auslese of extraordinary concentration, richness, and noble sweetness. Fermented spontaneously with native yeasts and aged in traditional neutral oak Fuder casks, this wine beautifully balances opulent tropical fruit sweetness with a vibrant, electric spine of Mosel acidity and deep mineral complexity.
🍾 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.