Urziger Wurzgarten Riesling Auslese 2* Green Capsule
⏳ Drinking Window
2024 - 2045
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Spicy Southeast Asian or Sichuan dishes, roasted duck with plum sauce, and aged hard cheeses like Comte.
✨ Technical Specifications
Hailing from the vertigo-inducing, iron-rich red volcanic and slate slopes of the legendary Urziger Wurzgarten (the spice garden of Urzig), this Riesling is a masterclass in Mosel complexity. Markus Molitor, renowned for his uncompromising quality, utilizes a color-coded capsule system where the green capsule signifies an off-dry (feinherb) style. The two-star (2*) designation denotes an Auslese of exceptional selection and concentration. Hand-harvested with meticulous sorting, the grapes undergo spontaneous fermentation in traditional large oak Fuder casks. This artisanal process coaxes out the vineyard's signature exotic spice, vibrant tropical fruit notes, and a fiery mineral tension that reflects its unique, ancient terroir.
🍾 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.