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 upon an eighth-generation family viticultural heritage, Weingut Markus Molitor was transformed in 1984 when twenty-year-old Markus Molitor took over the estate at Haus Klosterberg with the dedicated mission of restoring Mosel Riesling to its historic world-class stature. Situated in Bernkastel-Kues in Germany's legendary Mosel region, the winery meticulously cultivates precipitous slate vineyards across renowned grand cru sites such as Zeltinger Sonnenuhr, Wehlener Sonnenuhr, and Erdener Treppchen. Molitor practices low yields, ultra-selective late hand-harvesting, and gentle spontaneous fermentation in ancient, deep vaulted cellars with minimal intervention. The estate is globally celebrated for its site-expressive Rieslings—distinguished by white, green, and gold capsules indicating dry, off-dry, and botrytized sweet styles—as well as remarkably complex, structured Pinot Noir.