Urziger Wurzgarten Riesling Kabinett Green Capsule
⏳ Drinking Window
2022 - 2035
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Spicy Thai or Vietnamese cuisine, roasted pork with apple compote, and fresh crab or lobster with citrus-infused butter sauces.
✨ Technical Specifications
Crafted by the iconic Markus Molitor, this Riesling hails from the legendary Urziger Wurzgarten, or 'spice garden' of the Mosel. Unlike the blue slate dominating most of the region, the Wurzgarten is famous for its striking red volcanic soil and weathered clay-slate, which infuses the wine with an unmistakable exotic, spicy, and wild strawberry character. In Molitor's meticulous classification system, the green capsule denotes a 'feinherb' or off-dry style. This Kabinett showcases the estate's signature precision, balancing a feather-light body and vibrant acidity with a delicate touch of natural residual sweetness, resulting in a wine of immense tension, minerality, and elegance.
🍾 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.