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The wines of Markus Molitor, Mosel Saar Ruwer, Germany

Weingut Markus Molitor, Haus Klosterberg, 54470 Bernkastel-Wehlen, Germany
Tel: +49 65323939
E-mail: weingut.markus.molitor@t-online.de Website: www.wein-markus-molitor.de

Markus Molitor is only 40, but he has been running his family estate for 20 years now. During this period he’s increased the vineyard area to 40 ha, with holdings in some of the best vineyards in the middle Mosel, and one in the Saar. His approach is terroir focused, and he only uses natural yeasts. Wines are matured in a mix of stainless steel and large (neutral) oak barrels – Molitor is convinced that all wines should spend some time in oak and is expanding his cellars so he can have more barrels.

Recent vintages have been good. 2001 is described as fantastic, 2002 fresh but ripe with higher acidity and 2003 atypical because of extreme ripeness and higher alcohol levels.

I was very impressed with these wines, and my favourite was the old vines cuvée from the Saar.

Markus Molitor Zeltinger Sonnenuhr Riesling Spätlese Trocken 2002 Mosel Saar Ruwer
Very perfumed aromatic nose showing vivid, intense, limey fruit. Rich-textured dry, full palate with lovely vivid fruit. Very good/excellent 91/100

Markus Molitor Riesling Trocken Alte Reben 2002 Saar
From 60 year-old vines. Intense, fresh minerally nose is vivid and full. The palate is savoury and minerally with clean limey fruit. Delicious and intense. An impressive minerally wine. Very good/excellent 93/100

Markus Molitor Zeltinger Himmelreich Riesling Kabinett 2002 Mosel Saar Ruwer
Pure minerally, limey nose is savoury and intense. The palate is broad with some residual sugar, but overall the impression is dry. Very good+ 89/100

Markus Molitor Bernkasteler Badstube Riesling Spätlese 2002 Mosel Saar Ruwer
Fresh limey, minerally nose with a wonderful purity of fruit. The palate is minerally and fresh with good acidity and distinctive lemony fruit. At the dryish end of the off-dry spectrum. Very good/excellent 90/100

Markus Molitor Zeltinger Sonnenuhr Riesling Auslese** 2001 Mosel Saar Ruwer
Some melon and apple character on the limey, minerally nose. Rich textured yet precisely defined on the palate with lovely density of fruit. Very rich. Very good/excellent 91/100

Markus Molitor Zeltinger Himmelreich Riesling Spätlese 2001 Mosel Saar Ruwer
Lovely expressive nose shows precise mineral, spice and lime character. The palate is full and rich with lovely fruit, high acid and good texture. Very good/excellent 90/100

Markus Molitor Zeltinger Sonnenuhr Riesling Spätlese 2002 Mosel Saar Ruwer
Another limey, minerally nose with some melony richness. The palate is clean and richly textured with melony fruit and a pleasant smoothness. The acid is really in check here. Very good/excellent 91/100

Markus Molitor Bernkasteler Graben Riesling Auslese** 2001 Mosel Saar Ruwer
Precise minerally nose with some rich fruit. The palate shows a lovely richness and some spicy complexity to the melony fruit. Very rich and full with good expression. Very good/excellent 92/100

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