Wehlener Klosterberg Chardonnay *
⏳ Drinking Window
2023 - 2032
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Pan-seared sea scallops in lemon-butter sauce, roasted chicken with wild mushrooms, or creamy veal blanquette.
✨ Technical Specifications
Markus Molitor, a visionary of the Mosel, is renowned for redefining the boundaries of this cool-climate region. While the Mosel is synonymous with Riesling, Molitor's Wehlener Klosterberg Chardonnay * is a masterclass in versatility, proving that Burgundy's noble white grape can thrive on steep slate slopes. The Wehlener Klosterberg vineyard, famous for its Devonian slate soils, imparts a distinct, smoky minerality to the wine. The single asterisk (*) signifies Molitor's meticulous selection process, indicating a wine of exceptional concentration and elegance. Fermented with indigenous yeasts and aged in French oak barriques, this Chardonnay beautifully marries the classic, rich texture of Burgundian winemaking with the vibrant, high-toned acidity and crystalline mineral spine unique to the Mosel's terroir.
🍾 About the Producer
Founded in 1984 when twenty-year-old Markus Molitor assumed control of his family's winemaking legacy, Weingut Markus Molitor has evolved into an undisputed titan of the Mosel. Based at Haus Klosterberg, Molitor manages over 100 hectares encompassing premier steep-slope crus along both the Middle Mosel and Saar, including Wehlener Sonnenuhr, Ürziger Würzgarten, Erdener Prälat, and Scharzhofberg. Viticulture is strictly manual on precipitous gradients of weathered Devonian blue, red, and grey slate. Molitor pursues an uncompromising philosophy centered on sustainable farming, late selective harvesting, native yeast fermentation, and prolonged aging on fine lees in traditional wooden Fuders carved into subterranean slate cellars. Renowned for its singular capsule coding system—white indicating dry, green denoting feinherb (off-dry), and gold designating noble sweet expressions, often tiered with asterisks—the estate crafts crystalline, hyper-mineral Rieslings of monumental depth and aging potential, alongside site-expressive Pinot Noir and Weissburgunder.