2014 Zeltinger Sonnenuhr Auslese (3 star) GK
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Molitor's 2014 Riesling Zeltinger Sonnenuhr Auslese *** (Golden Capsule) has a yellow-golden color and displays a very clear and precise, rather warm and tropical bouquet of fully ripe, perfectly selected Riesling berries. Very delicate and filigreed on the finesse-full and frisky palate, this wine reveals a great purity, elegance and perfect sweetness, as well as a serious (tannin) structure and great, intense length. This Auslese is more lush and sensual than the corresponding Bockstein, but its intensity and tension is the same. The acidity is just delicate and fine, and brings out the crystalline character of the Sonnenuhr. This is another beauty of the 2014 vintage.
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Stephan Reinhardt, Wine Advocate
Stephan Reinhardt, Wine Advocate
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Scents of decadent, musky faded lily, peony and gardenia are almost overwhelming, and in alliance with lemon peel, black tea, sweat and quince distillate cause the hairs in my nostrils to stand to attention. A creamy alliance of quince preserves, marzipan and vanilla is pitted against smoky, saline, zesty and brightly citric elements for a riveting palate performance. Like others of Molitor’s ostensibly top vintage 2014 Auslesen, this is restlessly and relentlessly tense and will need a long while to reveal its ultimate personality. It doesn’t possess quite the clarity and cut of its “three-star” Ockfener Bockstein counterpart (few wines do) but finishes with amazing persistence.
Molitor's 2014 Riesling Zeltinger Sonnenuhr Auslese *** (Golden Capsule) has a yellow-golden color and displays a very clear and precise, rather warm and tropical bouquet of fully ripe, perfectly selected Riesling berries. Very delicate and filigreed on the finesse-full and frisky palate, this wine reveals a great purity, elegance and perfect sweetness, as well as a serious (tannin) structure and great, intense length. This Auslese is more lush and sensual than the corresponding Bockstein, but its intensity and tension is the same. The acidity is just delicate and fine, and brings out the crystalline character of the Sonnenuhr. This is another beauty of the 2014 vintage. Mar 2016, eRobertParker.com, Drink: 2016-2044
About the producer
Markus Molitor is now among the largest privately owned wine estates in the Mosel and also one of the best. With a focus on single-vineyard expressions, the estate produces between 80 and 90 different wines each vintage.