Urziger Wurzgarten Riesling Kabinett
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While delightfully vibrant and energetic in its youth, this Kabinett has remarkable structure and is typically best enjoyed from 5 to 20 years after the vintage release.
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Spicy Thai or Sichuan cuisine, classic roasted pork with orchard fruit glazes, or traditional German onion tart.
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Markus Molitor's Ürziger Würzgarten Riesling Kabinett is a breathtaking expression of one of the Mosel's most dramatic and legendary vineyards. The Ürziger Würzgarten, or 'spice garden of Ürzig,' is a dizzyingly steep, red-soiled amphitheater. Unlike the blue slate dominant in the rest of the region, this vineyard is rich in iron-bearing volcanic sandstone and red slate, which imparts a uniquely exotic, fiery, and herbal spice to the 100% Riesling grapes. Molitor, a fanatic for quality, hand-harvests these steep slopes, often sourcing from ancient, ungrafted vines. The wine is fermented slowly with natural yeasts in traditional large oak casks (Fuder), preserving the delicate, light-bodied Kabinett style while capturing an incredible tension between vibrant acidity, subtle sweetness, and intense mineral depth.
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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.