2015 markus molitor, kinheimer rosenberg riesling auslese ***, mosel
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Why We're Buying
Excellence is ordinary at Weingut Markus Molitor. Wines, like Markus Molitor Kinheimer Rosenberg Riesling, deliver a bundle of earthy spices, lush fruits, and aromatic elegance. Anyone that purchased this riesling in 2016 has enjoyed a 60 return on investment over the last five years.
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Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
The 2015 Riesling Kinheimer Rosenberg Auslese *** (Golden Capsule) displays clear, intense and fresh aromas of ripe pineapples, lemon fruits and crushed stones, indicating gorgeous purity. Crystalline and highly finessed on the palate, this is a weightless but concentrated and piquant Auslese of great class and elegance. Its purity and digestible character is outstanding, and its tight and mineral structure gives the Rosenberg great tension, energy and tremendous aging potential; but, the wine never loses its finesse and salty purity. This is a great Auslese that comes pretty close the Egon Müller's Le Gallais Auslese from the Wiltinger Braune Kupp.
Vinous
An another demonstration of his hometown’s under-recognized potential, Molitor has rendered this "three-star" Auslese from a site slightly cooler than the neighboring Hubertuslay, prompting higher acidity and, in his opinion, making for a wine that needs more time to fully express itself. Of course, the fact that this particular offering didn’t even finish fermenting until early August in a sense makes it younger than most of its fellow Auslesen. A prickly nose projects pear distillate, candied lime peel, and raw ginger. The palate impression is correspondingly aggressive and even a bit severe. High acidity coupled with phenomenal extract tame the more than 130 grams of residual sugar for an effect that is by no means overtly sweet. The blazingly bright, almost implosively intense finish grips and innervates with a slightly sweet-sour sense of tension that may well prove productive with time. This is certainly impressive in a rather unruly way. I tasted it right after its September bottling, so it may well have come together in the months following. Still, I would give it a few years before revisiting.