Wehlener Klosterberg Riesling Spatlese
⏳ Drinking Window
2021 - 2035
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Spicy Asian dishes such as Thai curry, roasted pork with fruit-based glazes, and classic blue cheeses.
✨ Technical Specifications
Markus Molitor's Wehlener Klosterberg Riesling Spatlese is a masterclass in Mosel viticulture, born from the steep, stony slopes of the Middle Mosel. The Klosterberg vineyard, referencing the historic monastic viticulture of the region, features weathered Devonian slate soils that impart a distinct, crystalline minerality. Molitor, a visionary who took over his family's estate at a young age, is famous for his meticulous vineyard selection and traditional cellar practices, including spontaneous fermentation in large, neutral oak fuder and extended lees aging. This 100% Riesling beautifully balances the Mosel's signature electric acidity with rich, concentrated stone fruit flavors and a deep, saline finish. Depending on the capsule color—a Molitor signature indicating dry, off-dry, or sweet styles—this Spatlese showcases the incredible versatility and terroir-driven purity of the estate.
🍾 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.