Wehlener Sonnenuhr Riesling Auslese 2*
⏳ Drinking Window
2024 - 2050
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Rich blue cheeses, classic foie gras terrine, and spicy glazed pork belly or aromatic Asian dishes.
✨ Technical Specifications
Markus Molitor's Wehlener Sonnenuhr Riesling Auslese 2* is a masterclass in Mosel precision and terroir expression. The Wehlener Sonnenuhr vineyard, famous for its dizzyingly steep slopes of weathered blue Devonian slate, takes its name from the historic sundial erected in 1842 by Jodocus Prüm to guide vineyard workers. Molitor, renowned for his uncompromising quality standards, uses a star rating system to denote the intensity and selection level of his wines, with two stars (2*) indicating an extraordinary selection of highly concentrated, often botrytis-affected grapes. Fermented spontaneously with wild yeasts in traditional large oak Fuder casks, this 100% Riesling balances opulent, honeyed stone fruit flavors with a laser-like vein of slatey minerality and vibrant acidity, representing the pinnacle of artisanal Mosel winemaking.
🍾 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.