Zeltinger Sonnenuhr Riesling Auslese 3* Goldkapsel
⏳ Drinking Window
2025 - 2065
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Rich blue cheeses such as Roquefort, classic foie gras or savory duck liver pâté, and fruit-based desserts like apple tarte tatin.
✨ Technical Specifications
Nestled in the dramatic, steep slopes of the Middle Mosel, the Zeltinger Sonnenuhr vineyard is named after the historic sundial erected in 1620. Markus Molitor, a visionary winemaker who took over his family's estate in 1984, crafts this legendary 100% Riesling from ancient vines clinging to fractured blue Devonian slate. The Three-Star Goldkapsel designation represents the absolute pinnacle of Molitor's sweet Auslese selection, produced only in exceptional vintages through meticulous, berry-by-berry hand harvesting of botrytis-affected grapes. Fermented slowly with wild yeasts in traditional neutral oak Fuder casks, this wine is a masterclass in tension, balancing opulent, honeyed concentration with a laser-like mineral acidity that reflects its extreme terroir.
🍾 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.