Wehlener Klosterberg Auslese 3* Green Capsule
⏳ Drinking Window
2025 - 2050
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Spicy Thai green curry, slow-roasted glazed pork belly, or aged Comté cheese.
✨ Technical Specifications
Hailing from the steep, slate-strewn slopes of the Wehlener Klosterberg vineyard, this exceptional Riesling represents the pinnacle of Markus Molitor's artisanal craftsmanship. The '3-Star' designation is reserved exclusively for the estate's most prestigious, meticulously selected parcels, showcasing extraordinary concentration and complexity. Uniquely defined by its 'Green Capsule,' this wine is crafted in Molitor's celebrated feinherb (off-dry) style, achieving a harmonious tension between natural residual sweetness and vibrant, electric acidity. Fermented spontaneously with wild yeasts in traditional, neutral oak Fuder casks, the wine beautifully mirrors its terroir. It delivers a profound sensory journey marked by smoky Devonian slate minerality, ripe stone fruits, and delicate herbal undertones, reflecting centuries of Mosel winemaking heritage.
🍾 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.