Wehlener Sonnenuhr Beerenauslese 1* Gold Capsule
⏳ Drinking Window
2025 - 2055
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Classic blue cheeses such as Roquefort, rich artisanal fruit tarts (like apricot or peach), and savory foie gras or rich duck liver pâté.
✨ Technical Specifications
Crafted by the legendary Markus Molitor, who took over his family's estate in 1984 with a vision to restore Mosel Riesling to its historic golden age, this Beerenauslese 1* Gold Capsule is a monument to extreme viticulture. The grapes are sourced from the iconic Wehlener Sonnenuhr (Sundial) vineyard, a dizzyingly steep slope of weathered blue Devonian slate. Named after the sundial erected in 1842 by Jodocus Prüm, this site benefits from perfect solar exposure and heat-retaining stone. For this noble sweet masterpiece, individually shriveled, botrytized Riesling grapes are meticulously hand-harvested. Fermented slowly with ambient yeasts in traditional neutral oak fuder, the wine achieves a breathtaking tension between opulent, honeyed tropical fruit and a piercing, slate-driven mineral acidity that defines the genius of the Mosel.
🍾 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% Spätburgunder (Pinot Noir)