Zeltinger Schlossberg Auslese Nr52
⏳ Drinking Window
2024 - 2045
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Classic blue cheeses, rich duck liver pâté, or spicy Asian dishes such as Thai green curry.
✨ Technical Specifications
Hailing from the precipitously steep slopes of the Zeltinger Schlossberg in the Middle Mosel, this exceptional Auslese from Markus Molitor represents the pinnacle of traditional German winemaking. Crafted from 100% Riesling grown on weathered Devonian slate soils, the wine benefits from a unique microclimate where the Mosel River reflects sunlight onto the vines. Markus Molitor, who took over his family estate in 1984 at the age of twenty, has dedicated his life to restoring the Mosel's historic reputation for producing some of the world's most age-worthy and complex white wines. This Auslese is crafted with meticulous hand-harvesting, often involving multiple passes through the vineyard to select perfectly ripe and botrytized grapes. Fermented spontaneously with wild yeasts in traditional, large oak casks (Fuder), the wine beautifully balances luscious sweetness with a striking, laser-like acidity and a deep, smoky mineral core characteristic of its terroir.
🍾 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.