Wine prices
| Reference | Vintage / size | Price / bottle | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Producer priceRecommended retail price | 2024 / 750ml | ≈ $21.91Original €19.50≈ £16.47 | markusmolitor.com ↗ |
| Producer priceRecommended retail price | 2016 / 750ml | ≈ $26.97Original €24.00≈ £20.27 | markusmolitor.com ↗ |
2024 Technical Specifications
Alcohol 11.0%
Calories 100 kcal / glass
150ml glass100 kcal
750ml bottle500 kcal
Grape Varieties Riesling
Classification Spätlese (Prädikatswein)
Region Mosel
Soil Finely weathered slate
Orientation West-Southwest
Harvest Dates October 2024
Vine Age Ancient vines in the producer's optimally situated Bernkasteler Lay plots
Natural Yeast Yes
Contains Added Sulfites Yes
Serving Temperature 9°C · 48°F
Production Details The wine comes from a steep, approximately 11-hectare site. The grapes were gently crushed and received several hours of skin contact. The must fermented slowly and naturally at low temperature, followed by prolonged maturation on the lees in wooden barrels. Listed ingredients are grapes and gum arabic stabilizer (E414). The nutrition declaration reports sugar as 0.9 g/100 mL (arithmetically equivalent to 9 g/L), but the source does not label this as a laboratory residual-sugar analysis.
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Vintages
2016 Technical Specifications
Alcohol 11.0%
Grape Varieties Riesling
Classification Spätlese (Prädikatswein)
Region Mosel
Soil Finely weathered slate
Orientation West-Southwest
Harvest Dates Late October 2016
Vine Age Ancient vines in the producer's high-quality Bernkasteler Lay plots
Indigenous Yeast Yes
Contains Added Sulfites Yes
Serving Temperature 10°C · 50°F
Production Details The wine comes from a steep, approximately 11-hectare site. The producer reports 100% healthy harvested fruit, gentle crushing, several hours of skin contact, and slow, cool spontaneous fermentation. After fermentation, the wine underwent gentle maturation in a large wooden cask with prolonged lees contact.
Food Pairing Light meat such as chicken-breast saltimbocca with tomato-basil sauce and zucchini; delicate fish dishes such as cod in creamed spinach or sea bream with fennel; also paella and ratatouille. The producer recommends decanting and serving from a large glass.
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Producer Information
Website
Address
Klosterberg 1, 54492 Zeltingen-Rachtig, Germany
Phone
+49 6532 954 000
Email
Owner
Markus Molitor
Cellarmaster
Markus Molitor