Germany
Riesling Kabinett Wehlener Klosterberg - 2021 - Markus Molitor
Weingut Markus Molitor
A powerful nose, pure and precise, with notes of white fruit , citrus, and lily of the valley, with a taut mineral framework and a subtle hint of petrol, typical of this terroir. Palate: this is lithe, dry, elegant juice, with great length, mineral purity and a salty finish.
- Size
- 75 cl
- Original features
- Integrated winegrowing
- Appellation
- Mosel Saar Ruwer
- Degree of alcohol
- 10.5 %
- To drink from
- 2025 to 2031
- rock’n’roll
100% Riesling from vines cultivated using sustainable methods, planted on a southeast facing plot just next to the estate’s cellars, with soils of decomposed slate and limestone, with a high percentage of iron. Harvesting is done by hand, with meticulous sorting to select only healthy, perfectly ripe berries. Vinification: after gentle pressing, the wine slowly ferments with indigenous yeasts and temperature control, followed by a long maturation on fine lees in tuns that have seen several wines. Bottled at the estate without fining or filtration.
Markus Molitor
Markus Molitor the most emblematic figure of Germany’s Mosel. He embodies the continuation of a winegrowing tradition spanning eight generations – centuries of men and women, nurturing the same family vineyards now under his care. Today, as the head of Weingut Markus Molitor, Markus oversees some 38 ha of vines. How far we have come since his first vintage in 1984, when a 20-year-old Markus...
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