Martin Müllen Kröver Letterlay Auslese
€ 43,00 INC. VAT
Martin Müllen Kröver Paradies Spätlese** Trocken
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The Auslesen are obtained from ripe, golden yellow and from rusty grapes. Here there is a natural concentration of all flavours. Auslese often taste like dried fruits such as dates, figs or raisins, but also like dried peach and apricot. Mostly Auslesen are sweet wines. Only in rare cases do we offer dry and delicate selection.
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| Vintage | 2006 |
|---|---|
| Begin consume | 2014 |
| End Consume | 2042 |
| Size | 375 ml |
| Color | White |
| Variety | Riesling |
| Closure | Cork |
| Alcohol % vol. | 8,5 to 9,5% |
| Category | Sweet |
| Producer | Martin Müllen |
| Designation | 3278b, Auslese |
| Vineyard | Trarbacher Hühnerberg |
| Country | Germany |
| Region | Mosel |
| Sub-Region | Unknown |
| Appellation | Unknown |
| Typification | Regular |
| SKU | 5304128 |
| Categories | Dessert Wine, Regular |
The 2021 Riesling Alte Reben White Capsule is made from vines with a minimum age of 60 - 90 years and some centenarians. This is a blend of old vine parcels across the Middle Mosel. Here, just a little shake of the glass unleashes a whole chorus of bright citrus. Lime and lemon but also aromatic tangerine dance first on the nose, then on the palate. Zestiness is the name of the game on a slender, dry body that reverberates with citrus aromas. A real bargain full of flavor and depth. (Bone-dry)
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.
A surprisingly bright, zesty evocation of apple, lime, grapefruit and pineapple marks both the penetrating nose and the vibrant palate of this fresh-fruit concentrate. The texture, though, is glossy and reinforces an impression of richness to accompany the wine’s tangy and invigoratingly sharp elements. A tongue-tingling, electrically charged finish such as is seldom encountered from 2018 suggests enormous potential for a wine that has yet to reveal latent mineral or savory dimensions. I cannot imagine being disappointed by a bottle opened today – I certainly wasn’t – but patience will surely be rewarded.
