Wehlener Sonnenuhr Riesling Auslese *** White Capsul
⏳ Drinking Window
2023 - 2060
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Pan-seared sea scallops, roasted pork belly, or aged Comté cheese.
✨ Technical Specifications
Hailing from the legendary, dizzyingly steep slopes of the Wehlener Sonnenuhr (Sundial of Wehlen) in the Mosel, this wine is a masterclass in precision and terroir. The vineyard is named after the historic sundial erected in 1842 by Jodocus Prüm to guide vineyard workers. Markus Molitor, renowned for his uncompromising quality, utilizes a unique color-coded capsule system; here, the white capsule signifies a dry style, while the three stars denote his highest tier of selection, representing grapes of extraordinary concentration. Grown on fractured blue Devonian slate soils, the 100% Riesling grapes are harvested by hand through multiple meticulous selections. Fermented spontaneously with wild yeasts in traditional large oak casks and aged on its fine lees, this wine beautifully marries intense, smoky minerality with rich, multi-layered stone fruit and vibrant, laser-like acidity.
🍾 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.