Urziger Wurzgarten Riesling Auslese 2*
⏳ wine.drinking_window
Typically best enjoyed from 10 to 35 years after the vintage release, though exceptional cellaring conditions can allow it to evolve gracefully for up to 50 years.
🍽️ wine.food_pairings
Classic blue cheeses, rich patés or foie gras, and spicy Asian dishes such as Thai red curry.
✨ wine.spec_sheet
Nestled in the dramatic, amphitheater-like slopes of the Mosel Valley, the Urziger Wurzgarten vineyard is legendary for its striking red volcanic soils and clay-slate, a unique terroir known as Rotliegend. This geological anomaly imparts a distinct, exotic spiciness to the Riesling grapes, earning the vineyard its name, which translates to the 'Spice Garden of Urzig.' Markus Molitor, a master of precision and Mosel tradition, crafts this Auslese 2* (Two Stars) through an incredibly meticulous hand-selection of highly ripe, partially botrytized grapes. Fermented spontaneously with ambient yeasts in traditional, large oak Fuder casks, the wine beautifully captures the tension between opulent tropical fruit, vibrant slate-driven acidity, and the signature herbal-spice complexity of its historic site.
🍾 wine.about_producer
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.