Wehlener Sonnenuhr Riesling Auslese 2* (White Capsule)
⏳ Drinking Window
2026 - 2050
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Pan-seared sea scallops with butter sauce, roasted pork belly, or classic French veal blanquette.
✨ Technical Specifications
Perched on the perilously steep, blue Devonian slate slopes of the Mosel, the legendary Wehlener Sonnenuhr vineyard—named after the historic sundial erected in 1842 by Jodocus Prüm—yields some of the world's most mineral-intense Rieslings. Under the masterful guidance of Markus Molitor, this Auslese 2-Star represents an extraordinary intersection of late-harvest richness and dry precision. Molitor's unique color-coded capsule system designates this white-capsule bottling as a dry-styled wine. Crafted from meticulously hand-selected, healthy grapes, the wine undergoes spontaneous fermentation with native yeasts in traditional, large neutral oak Fuder casks. The result is a monumental dry Riesling that marries the opulent, sun-drenched stone fruit character of the Sonnenuhr with a laser-like, slate-driven acidity and deep structural complexity.
🍾 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.