Urziger Wurzgarten Riesling Spatlese (White Capsule)
⏳ Drinking Window
2022 - 2038
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Pairs beautifully with roasted pork belly, spicy Thai or Sichuan cuisine, and rich seafood dishes such as pan-seared scallops with ginger.
✨ Technical Specifications
Markus Molitor’s Urziger Wurzgarten Riesling Spatlese (White Capsule) is a masterclass in Mosel tension, showcasing the legendary 'spice garden' vineyard of Urzig. Unlike the blue slate found throughout most of the Middle Mosel, the Wurzgarten is defined by its striking red volcanic soil and iron-rich slate, which imparts a distinctly exotic, wild-berry, and spicy character to the Riesling grape. Molitor’s unique color-coded capsule system designates this 'White Capsule' bottling as a dry style, despite the late-harvest richness implied by the Spatlese classification. Harvested from extremely steep, often ungrafted old vines, the grapes undergo spontaneous fermentation with wild yeasts in large, neutral oak casks. This traditional, low-intervention approach preserves the vibrant acidity and intense mineral core of the terroir, resulting in a dry Riesling of extraordinary depth, texture, and aromatic complexity.
🍾 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.
🍇 Grape Varieties
100% Riesling