Wehlener Sonnenuhr Riesling Auslese Goldkapsel
⏳ Drinking Window
2024 - 2050
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Classic blue cheeses such as Roquefort, rich foie gras or artisanal savory pâtés, and fruit-based desserts like apple tarte Tatin.
✨ Technical Specifications
Markus Molitor's Wehlener Sonnenuhr Riesling Auslese Goldkapsel is a monumental expression of the Middle Mosel's most famous grand cru vineyard. Named after the historic sundial erected in 1842 by Jodocus Prüm to guide vineyard workers, the Wehlener Sonnenuhr is renowned for its precipitously steep slopes of weathered blue Devonian slate. Molitor, a master of precision, crafts this 100% Riesling using meticulously hand-harvested, botrytis-affected grapes. The 'Goldkapsel' (Gold Capsule) denotes a selection of noble sweet grapes of exceptional concentration. Fermented spontaneously with wild yeasts in traditional neutral oak 'Fuder' casks, the resulting wine is a breathtaking tightrope walk of opulent tropical fruit, honeyed botrytis, and a piercing, mineral-driven acidity that keeps the palate remarkably fresh and vibrant.
🍾 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.
🍇 Grapes
100% Riesling