Zeltinger Sonnenuhr Riesling Kabinett Goldkapsel
⏳ Drinking Window
2023 - 2040
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Spicy Sichuan or Thai cuisine, rich blue cheeses such as Roquefort, and classic fruit tarts or apple strudel.
✨ Technical Specifications
Crafted by the iconic Markus Molitor, this Riesling hails from the legendary Zeltinger Sonnenuhr (Zeltingen Sundial) vineyard, famous for its dizzyingly steep slopes of weathered blue Devonian slate. The vineyard name pays homage to the historic sundial erected in 1620 by Jodocus Prüm to guide vineyard workers. Molitor's 'Goldkapsel' (Gold Capsule) designation signifies a wine of noble sweetness and extraordinary selection, often featuring a touch of botrytis that elevates the traditional, feather-light Kabinett style into a realm of immense complexity. Fermented spontaneously with wild yeasts and aged slowly in traditional, large neutral oak 'Fuder' casks, this 100% Riesling beautifully balances electric acidity, intense slate minerality, and luscious stone fruit sweetness.
🍾 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.