Wehlener Sonnenuhr Riesling Spatlese
⏳ Drinking Window
2023 - 2045
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Spicy Asian cuisine such as Thai green curry, roasted pork belly with an apple glaze, or classic blue cheeses.
✨ Technical Specifications
Markus Molitor’s Wehlener Sonnenuhr Riesling Spätlese is a masterclass in Mosel terroir, sourced from one of the world's most famous steep-slope vineyards. The Wehlener Sonnenuhr, or 'Sundial of Wehlen,' gets its name from the historical sundial erected in 1842 by Jodocus Prüm to guide vineyard workers. This vineyard features extremely steep slopes of weathered blue Devonian slate, which absorbs the daytime sun and radiates heat back to the vines at night. Molitor, renowned for his uncompromising quality and meticulous hand-harvesting, crafts this 100% Riesling using ambient yeasts and slow, cool fermentations in large oak fuder. The resulting wine is a breathtaking expression of tension, showcasing ripe stone fruit, white flowers, and an unmistakable, laser-like slate minerality balanced by vibrant, electric acidity.
🍾 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.