Wehlener Sonnenuhr Riesling Auslese 3* Nr49
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Typically best enjoyed from 10 to 40 years from the vintage release, showing incredible longevity and evolving complexity over decades.
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Rich foie gras, artisanal blue cheeses like Roquefort, and classic fruit-based desserts such as pear tart tatin.
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Markus Molitor's Wehlener Sonnenuhr Riesling Auslese 3* Nr 49 represents the pinnacle of Mosel winemaking, combining the extreme steepness of the iconic Wehlener Sonnenuhr vineyard with Molitor's uncompromising selection process. Named after the historic sundial erected in 1842 by Jodocus Prüm to guide vineyard workers, this site is renowned for its iron-rich, pure blue Devonian slate soils. The three-star designation is Molitor's highest internal quality tier, reserved for parcels of exquisite concentration and complexity, while Nr 49 denotes a specific, exceptional cask bottling. Crafted from 100% Riesling grapes, often affected by noble rot, the wine is fermented naturally with wild yeasts in traditional large oak casks. It offers a breathtaking tension between opulent, honeyed stone fruit, wild herbs, and a piercing, slate-driven mineral acidity that defines the legendary Mosel style.
🍾 wine.about_producer
Taking over his family's estate in 1984 at just twenty years old, Markus Molitor set out to restore the Mosel region's historic prestige through uncompromising quality and traditional craftsmanship. Based at the historic Haus Klosterberg in Bernkastel-Kues, the winery meticulously farms steep, slate-rich vineyards across the Mosel and Saar, utilizing extremely late hand-harvesting and spontaneous fermentation in neutral oak Fuder casks. Molitor is globally renowned for his precise, mineral-driven Rieslings—distinguished by white, green, and gold capsules indicating dryness levels—as well as his structured, elegant Spätburgunder. This obsessive dedication to terroir has earned the estate numerous perfect 100-point scores, cementing its status as an icon of German winemaking.