Markus Molitor
Wehlener Sonnenuhr Spätlese Riesling
Mosel, Germany
Divine. Still needs 5-6 years. No formal notes.
Divine. Still needs 5-6 years. No formal notes.
Sep 26th, 2022White Capsule. Gorgeous and super expansive nose of green apple, slate, apple pie crust and herbs. Pulverized rock dust abounds. Palate is stunningly juicy and super pure with loads of apple and apricot fruit and stunning saline on the back end. Massively concentrated and structured with incredible depth and man is this juicy on the finish that builds and builds. Awesome. What a finish.
White Capsule. Gorgeous and super expansive nose of green apple, slate, apple pie crust and herbs. Pulverized rock dust abounds. Palate is stunningly juicy and super pure with loads of apple and apricot fruit and stunning saline on the back end. Massively concentrated and structured with incredible depth and man is this juicy on the finish that builds and builds. Awesome. What a finish.
Feb 2nd, 2022Superb aromas. Just jump out with with their purity and clarity. Gorgeous green apple. Huge slate. Other minerals. Hint of clean vulcanized rubber. So clean and so pure. Hint of creaminess as well. Also some confectionary aromas as well. So stunningly clean and pure. Can smell this all day. And will. Palate is just brilliant. So clean and crunchy but also sleek, delicate, finesse driven and deep. It’s playful and so nimble but also some hidden force and structure. The balance is absolutely brilliant. So even. The linearity of the flavors is just mind boggling. As nose opens it gets more rubbery and it’s the cleanest rubber I’ve ever smelt. Like being in a rubber hose factory. But the crisp apples are always there and getting more expansive. Amazing mouthfeel. Really it’s got that Keller level of purity, precision and depth. God this is clean. Easily the best dry WS I’ve ever had. It’s not bone dry, but it’s not sweet it’s just Wehlener Sonnenuhr. Chewy and dense but ethereal and nimble all at the same time and the finish comes crashing like waves at the low tide. Man does this bring me back to the Mosel. Huge mineral complexity and such shimmering persistence. This wine shimmers. It’s so beautiful and pure. The balance is extraordinary. So complex. So pure. There are no hard edges here. As it airs the intense and jagged minerality becomes more expressive on the finish. That finish is one for the ages. It’s so tender, so dissipating and so energetic while being so nimble. A brilliant wine. Age will only make it better and boy will it age. After some air the minerals become incredible. A confectionary mineral stank. It’s so complete on the palate but also has so much material and structure. Really impressive.
9.6 to 9.7 overnight. Just so gorgeous today. Nose has more breadth and depth and the palate is more complex and round. The harmony is a knockout.
Superb aromas. Just jump out with with their purity and clarity. Gorgeous green apple. Huge slate. Other minerals. Hint of clean vulcanized rubber. So clean and so pure. Hint of creaminess as well. Also some confectionary aromas as well. So stunningly clean and pure. Can smell this all day. And will. Palate is just brilliant. So clean and crunchy but also sleek, delicate, finesse driven and deep. It’s playful and so nimble but also some hidden force and structure. The balance is absolutely brilliant. So even. The linearity of the flavors is just mind boggling. As nose opens it gets more rubbery and it’s the cleanest rubber I’ve ever smelt. Like being in a rubber hose factory. But the crisp apples are always there and getting more expansive. Amazing mouthfeel. Really it’s got that Keller level of purity, precision and depth. God this is clean. Easily the best dry WS I’ve ever had. It’s not bone dry, but it’s not sweet it’s just Wehlener Sonnenuhr. Chewy and dense but ethereal and nimble all at the same time and the finish comes crashing like waves at the low tide. Man does this bring me back to the Mosel. Huge mineral complexity and such shimmering persistence. This wine shimmers. It’s so beautiful and pure. The balance is extraordinary. So complex. So pure. There are no hard edges here. As it airs the intense and jagged minerality becomes more expressive on the finish. That finish is one for the ages. It’s so tender, so dissipating and so energetic while being so nimble. A brilliant wine. Age will only make it better and boy will it age. After some air the minerals become incredible. A confectionary mineral stank. It’s so complete on the palate but also has so much material and structure. Really impressive.
9.6 to 9.7 overnight. Just so gorgeous today. Nose has more breadth and depth and the palate is more complex and round. The harmony is a knockout.
Molitor has intensions for crazy tension. Vibrations 1000 beats a second, floats in place like a hummingbird. Auteur in that you really can't imagine this could happen by accident.
There's an elegant element from first nasal prick onward. Finger limes, clementine, lemon confections, gasoline, and flint reaching way up back. Level 8 acid hides a dose of sweet. Flavors that remind me of sugar coated grapefruit halves drizzled in honey - they go on and on and on.
Molitor has intensions for crazy tension. Vibrations 1000 beats a second, floats in place like a hummingbird. Auteur in that you really can't imagine this could happen by accident.
There's an elegant element from first nasal prick onward. Finger limes, clementine, lemon confections, gasoline, and flint reaching way up back. Level 8 acid hides a dose of sweet. Flavors that remind me of sugar coated grapefruit halves drizzled in honey - they go on and on and on.
White cap.
Nose is mineral.
Palate is grapefruit. Mineral.
Tasty and good with food. Not profound.
White cap.
Nose is mineral.
Palate is grapefruit. Mineral.
Tasty and good with food. Not profound.
Great purity and acidity, and a touch of reserved tropical fruit. Who says you have to pair salmon roe with champagne? Works nicely with this
Great purity and acidity, and a touch of reserved tropical fruit. Who says you have to pair salmon roe with champagne? Works nicely with this
Jan 27th, 2022