2015 Zeltinger Sonnenuhr Auslese (3 star) GK
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Botrytis spice, honey and a core of ripe lime. Electric acidity cuts the sweetness in half. Great precision and length with a lime and peach finish. (TJ) 19/20
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Stephan Reinhardt, Wine Advocate
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30 – 40% botrytis. RS 120 g/l. Botrytis spice, honey and a core of ripe lime. Electric acidity cuts the sweetness in half. Great precision and length with a lime and peach finish. (TJ)
The 2015 Riesling Zeltinger Sonnenuhr Auslese *** (Golden Capsule) is clear, fresh and concentrated on the nose nose where deep and smoky flavors of crushed stones are displayed, giving just a hint of the true potential of this wine. Round and seamless on the palate, with perfectly ripe but vital and fresh fruit, this has a gorgeous mineral raciness and tension. There is also a quiet stream of perfectly balanced and concentrated melting stones and very fine salts that flows over the palate. This is an exiting, very well structured and tightly woven Riesling legend that will still fascinate wine lovers in 50, 60, maybe 70 years. This is a laser beam of great Riesling, tight and concentrated but still not that open like the corresponding Wehlener.
A massive auslese that is still very young. For all these wonders to reveal themselves fully, you will need to be patient for a few years.
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.