Zeltinger Sonnenuhr Riesling Spatlese trocken
⏳ Drinking Window
2023 - 2045
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Pan-seared freshwater fish, roasted pork loin with herbs, or mildly spiced Thai and Vietnamese dishes.
✨ Technical Specifications
Markus Molitor's Zeltinger Sonnenuhr Riesling Spatlese trocken is a masterclass in Mosel terroir and precision winemaking. Hailing from the legendary, dizzyingly steep Zeltinger Sonnenuhr (Sundial) vineyard, named after the historic sundial erected in the vineyard to guide workers, this wine is grown on fractured blue Devonian slate soils. Molitor, famously known for his uncompromising standards, harvests these 100% Riesling grapes extremely late, selecting only pristine, fully ripe berries. Fermented with indigenous yeasts in traditional large oak casks (Fuder) and kept on the fine lees, this dry (trocken) expression—indicated by Molitor's signature white capsule—balances intense, stony minerality with rich, textured stone fruit notes and a vibrant, laser-like acidity.
🍾 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.