Zeltinger Sonnenuhr Riesling Auslese 3* White Capsule
⏳ wine.drinking_window
Typically best enjoyed 10 to 30 years from the vintage release, though it possesses the structure to cellar even longer.
🍽️ wine.food_pairings
Crisp roasted pork belly, pan-seared sea bass with a lemon-butter sauce, or aged hard cheeses like Comte cheese like like Comte.
✨ wine.spec_sheet
Markus Molitor's Zeltinger Sonnenuhr Riesling Auslese Three-Star White Capsule represents the pinnacle of dry Mosel Riesling, sourced from the iconic, precipitously steep Zeltinger Sonnenuhr (sundial) vineyard. Named after the historic sundial erected in 1842 by Jodocus Pruem to guide vineyard workers, this grand cru site is famed for its ancient, ungrafted vines digging deep into weathered blue Devonian slate. Molitor's rigorous selection process is legendary; the three-star designation represents the absolute finest parcel selection of perfectly ripe, golden berries. Uniquely, the White Capsule denotes a bone-dry style, a rarity for an Auslese of this concentration. Fermented spontaneously with wild yeasts in traditional large oak Fuder casks, this wine marries intense, laser-like slate minerality with rich, multi-layered stone fruit complexity and a vibrant, everlasting 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.