Markus Molitor - Zeltinger Sonnenuhr - Riesling - Auslese *** GK 2016
Weingut Markus Molitor is located in Rheinland-Pfalz, in the Moselle region of Germany . The winery was acquired by Markus Molitor in 1984, who carried out extensive renovations between 2009 and 2012. The winery and its eponymous owner attracted worldwide attention in 2015 and earned the nickname "Herr 300 Punkte" ( Mister 300 points) when three Auslese Rieslings from his 2013 vintage received a 100 point rating from Robert Parker's Wine Advocate. The estate cultivates vines on 15 different sites in Moselle and Saar, the vast majority being planted with Riesling. Markus Molitor uses color-coded capsules according to the style of the wine: white capsules denote dry wines, off-dry wines have a gray-green capsule while naturally sweet and botrytized wines have a golden capsule.
The term Zeltingen Sonnenuhr describes a German vineyard in Zeltingen, a district of the municipality of Zeltingen-Rachtig on the Moselle. The wines (mainly Riesling) are grown on this unique 21.5 hectare site. The unique Zeltinger Sonnenuhr layer is part of the greater Münzlay region.
Auslese is made from grapes that have a must weight of 83-110 Oechsle (the hydrometric scale measuring the density of grape must) which equates to 191-260 g/L of residual sugar, and where the grapes are harvested manually with noble rot.
Grape variety: 100% Riesling