Urziger Wurzgarten Riesling Auslese GK
⏳ Drinking Window
2024 - 2050
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Classic blue cheeses like Roquefort, rich foie gras or savory duck liver terrine, and fruit-based desserts such as glazed apricot tarts.
✨ Technical Specifications
Hailing from the legendary, vertigo-inducing steep slopes of the Mosel, the Markus Molitor Urziger Wurzgarten Riesling Auslese Goldkapsel is a masterclass in tension and opulence. The Urziger Wurzgarten, or 'spice garden of Urzig,' is renowned for its striking red volcanic and iron-rich slate soils, a geological anomaly in a region dominated by blue slate. This unique terroir imparts a wild, exotic, and highly spiced character to the Riesling grapes. Markus Molitor, famous for his uncompromising quality and artisanal approach, crafts this Goldkapsel (Gold Capsule) to denote an exceptionally rich, botrytis-affected selection. Fermented with native yeasts, the wine balances luscious sweetness with a lightning bolt of Mosel acidity, creating a legendary nectar that tells the story of one of the world's most dramatic wine-growing landscapes.
🍾 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.