Zeltinger Sonnenuhr Riesling Kabinett Fuder 6 White Capsule
⏳ Drinking Window
2023 - 2038
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Pan-seared freshwater trout, fresh sushi and sashimi, goat cheese salad
✨ Technical Specifications
The Zeltinger Sonnenuhr, or 'sundial of Zeltingen,' is one of the Mosel's most iconic grand cru vineyards, famous for its dizzyingly steep slopes and weathered blue Devonian slate soils. Markus Molitor's 'White Capsule' designation signifies a bone-dry style, showcasing the laser-like precision and mineral intensity of the Riesling grape. Fermented spontaneously with indigenous yeasts and aged in the traditional neutral oak cask known as 'Fuder 6,' this Kabinett is characterized by its light body, vibrant acidity, and deep stony minerality. The historic sundial, erected in 1842 by Jodocus Prüm, still stands as a testament to the vineyard's perfect sun exposure, which yields grapes of extraordinary flavor complexity balanced by refreshing, low-alcohol elegance.
🍾 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.