Markus Molitor Zeltinger Sonnenuhr Kabinett - Fuder 6
€ 40,00 INC. VAT
Markus Molitor Wehlener Klosterberg Spätlese
€ 25,00 INC. VAT
€ 30,00 INC. VAT
The Zeltinger Schlossberg is the slope adjacent to the Zeltinger sundial. So top of the top.
It is the steepest section of this slope from which the wine is obtained, over 80 years old root-true vines in single stake education with the most extreme orientation. Unlike the Zeltinger Sonnenuhr, the Schlossberg is more clearly at home in the slate. The nose is clearly dominated by flint, wet slate. Stone, minerality and salt in the foreground. The whole thing is underpinned by a flower meadow, mirabelle, light reneklode, also a bit of quince, a touch of orange peel and lime underneath. More to the mineral than to the citrus fruit. Molitor loves the elegance, loves the minerality far more than the extreme fruit drive. Flint and wet granite to it, slate in the most massive form, with fine quince and stone fruit rolling up again.
12 in stock
| Vintage | 2018 |
|---|---|
| Begin consume | 2023 |
| End Consume | 2040 |
| Size | 750ml |
| Color | White |
| Variety | Riesling |
| Closure | Cork |
| Alcohol % vol. | 11,5 – 12,5% |
| Category | Dry |
| Producer | Markus Molitor |
| Designation | Alte Reben |
| Vineyard | Zeltinger Schlossberg |
| Country | Germany |
| Region | Mosel |
| Sub-Region | Unknown |
| Appellation | Unknown |
| Typification | Regular |
| SKU | 3452275 |
| Categories | Regular, White Wine |
Honeysuckle and heliotrope on the nose deliver site-typical allure. The palate feels surprisingly firm, though it exudes generously juicy apple. Piquancy of apple seed and the bitter aspect of vanilla bean serve for welcome counterpoint on a lusciously fruited finish admirably transparent to wet stone. I suspect that this installment of “Fuder #6” will grow in stature given a few years in bottle.
As usual, Molitor’s exclusively small-barrel-raised “three-star” Pinot Blanc introduces some overt notes of oak on the nose and slight stiffening and drying to this variety’s usual engaging combination of textural creaminess with refreshment. But it still harbors plenty of interest. Musky suggestions of narcissus mingle with scents of corn shoots, lime peel and bruised apple skin. Fuller than its two ostensibly lesser counterparts but by no means heavy, this offers a cooling midpalate suggestion of mint-laced apple and lime sorbet, leading to a lingering if slightly woody finish enhanced by saliva-inducing salinity.
The 2021 Soave Classico La Rocca seduces, flaunting its rich bouquet of confectionary spice and sweet oak before coming further into focus with baked apple and chamomile notes. This is elegance personified, opulent at first and then decidedly savory and precise, with crisp orchard fruits flowing across a saline-tinged, acidic core. The 2021 finishes with dramatic length, staining the palate in youthful concentration as zesty citrus combines with dried apricot and peach. This is an especially decedent vintage for La Rocca, yet the balance is something to behold. It was refined for one year in a mix of 2000- and 500-liter Slavonian oak barrels.
