Wehlener Klosterberg Beerenauslese
⏳ Drinking Window
2025 - 2060
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Artisanal blue cheeses, classic apricot or peach tarts, and rich foie gras.
✨ Technical Specifications
Crafted by the visionary Markus Molitor, who took over his family's estate in 1984 with a mission to restore the Mosel's golden age, this Beerenauslese is a monument to patience and terroir. The Wehlener Klosterberg vineyard, named after the historic monastery of Machern, features steep, south-facing slopes rich in iron-bearing Devonian slate. Here, 100% Riesling grapes are meticulously selected berry-by-berry when affected by noble rot (botrytis). Fermented slowly with native yeasts, the wine captures the crystalline minerality and vibrant acidity of the Mosel, balanced by luscious, honeyed sweetness. It represents a centuries-old tradition of German winemaking where nature, climate, and human dedication converge.
🍾 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.