Zeltinger Schlossberg Riesling Auslese 3* (White Capsule)
⏳ Drinking Window
2025 - 2065
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Roasted veal chops, pan-seared sea bass with herbal reduction, or aged Alpine cheeses.
✨ Technical Specifications
Markus Molitor's Zeltinger Schlossberg Riesling Auslese 3* White Capsule is a monumental dry white wine that showcases the extreme viticulture of the Mosel valley. Grown on the precipitously steep slopes of the Zeltinger Schlossberg, where roots must dig deep into Devonian slate, this wine benefits from a unique microclimate. Markus Molitor, who took over his family winery in 1984 at age 20, uses a color-coded capsule system: the white capsule signifies a bone-dry style, while the three-star (3*) rating denotes the ultimate selection of pristine, ultra-ripe grapes. Fermented spontaneously with wild yeasts and aged on its lees in traditional oak Fuder casks, this dry Auslese marries intense mineral tension with rich, layered stone fruit and citrus notes, echoing the legendary, long-lived Mosel wines of the late 19th century.
🍾 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.