BOTTLE 75cl.

9,5%vol. 

In 1984, at the tender age of 20, Markus Molitor took over his father's winery with a clear aim: to produce Mosel Rieslings under the name "Molitor" in the tradition of eight generations and in the same quality that made the region world-famous 100 years ago – terroir-specific, unmistakeable and extremely storable.

"Vineyards with genuine steep slopes as opposed to the vast expanses of vineyard found in so many parts of the world are what make our terroirs unique..""Learning from the past" – an uncompromising commitment to quality in the manual (manual) work and selection in the vineyard and the harvest, precision in the cellar combined with our know-how and experience of nature, grapes and wine production – every terroir and every vintage manifested in the taste. Wines by Markus Molitor demonstrate the potential of the Mosel terroir – structure and depth of flavour combined with freshness and elegance. The winery is based at the centre of the Wehlener Klosterberg site and cultivates vineyards in 15 different sites, each of which is unique in its own way – and only a "Molitor terroir" for this reason.

"Planting the ideal grape variety for the respective location is the key to the quality of our wines."

Old inclination Ungrafted vines, some of them more than 100 years old, form the basis for incomparable, fine Mosel Rieslings. The steepest slopes with up to 80 % inclination are lovingly and meticulously cultivated by hand."80% inclination – 94% Riesling – 100% passion"The "Molitor vineyards" are spread out over locations from Brauneberg to Traben-Trarbach and, since 2001, also along the River Saar. Due to this wide regional spread and the associated diversity of the slate soils and microclimates of the vineyards, the "Molitor Wines" represent every variety of Mosel wine.

The vineyards are stocked mainly with Riesling, while the excellent Pinot Blanc and Pinot Noir are grown on certain selected areas. Pinot Noir on the Mosel? The cultivation of red wine on the Mosel was only prohibited by law in the 1930s. What a lot of people don't know: before that, large areas of the Mosel winegrowing region were covered with Pinot Noir!Select manual work Multiple selection, pure manual work, careful examination of every individual grape – as the most work-intensive period of the year, the harvest is decisive for the quality of what ends up in the bottle. With an experienced team the grapes are picked exclusively by hand in several rounds, so that what was carefully observed and nurtured for 350 days of the year is brought to its climax in the harvest.Time is a decisive factor. Despite the increased risk, we harvest quite late. This gives the grapes time to ripen physiologically – the most important criterion to develop the optimum balance of the wines with increased extract values and animating acidity

"Rigorous selection, manual harvesting and careful examination are the determining principles of our activity.""Maturity instead of Oechsle" is our approach to achieving the ideal grapes in the respective quality grades – and it is not the analysis values, but people who decide when the grapes are perfect for picking. Every grape is selected as an important part of the "Molitor Wines". By the careful separation of all ripeness stages and the post-selection of individual berries in the vineyard we achieve the highest qualities – such as for example the unique series of late harvest and botrytis grapes over two decades.