Zeltinger Sonnenuhr Riesling Auslese 3* Green Capsule
⏳ wine.drinking_window
Typically best enjoyed from 10 to 35 years after the vintage release, though exceptional cellaring conditions can allow it to evolve beautifully for 40+ years.
🍽️ wine.food_pairings
Spicy Thai or Sichuan cuisine, roasted duck with fruit-based reduction sauces, and matured semi-hard cheeses such as Comt or Gruyre.
✨ wine.spec_sheet
Markus Molitor's Zeltinger Sonnenuhr Riesling Auslese 3* Green Capsule represents the pinnacle of the Mosel's off-dry winemaking tradition. The Zeltinger Sonnenuhr (Sundial) vineyard, named after the historic sundial erected in 1620 to guide vineyard workers, is renowned for its steep, blue Devonian slate slopes. Molitor, famous for his uncompromising perfectionism, uses a unique capsule color-coding system where the green capsule denotes a refined off-dry (feinherb) style. The three-star (3*) designation indicates his highest tier of selection, where botrytised and highly ripe grapes are painstakingly harvested by hand, berry by berry. Fermented naturally with wild yeasts in large, neutral oak foudres, this Riesling beautifully balances intense, exotic fruit concentration with a striking, slate-driven minerality and electric acidity.
🍾 wine.about_producer
Taking over his family's estate in 1984 at just twenty years old, Markus Molitor set out to restore the Mosel region's historic prestige through uncompromising quality and traditional craftsmanship. Based at the historic Haus Klosterberg in Bernkastel-Kues, the winery meticulously farms steep, slate-rich vineyards across the Mosel and Saar, utilizing extremely late hand-harvesting and spontaneous fermentation in neutral oak Fuder casks. Molitor is globally renowned for his precise, mineral-driven Rieslings—distinguished by white, green, and gold capsules indicating dryness levels—as well as his structured, elegant Spätburgunder. This obsessive dedication to terroir has earned the estate numerous perfect 100-point scores, cementing its status as an icon of German winemaking.