2021 Domäne Serrig Kabinett
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Finely boned and graceful with soaring architecture, this is a brilliant Riesling from Markus Molitor, full of flint, angular, crisp, saline, concentrated green apple and white mango, one of the wines of the September Releases.
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Jane Anson, Inside Bordeaux
Colin Hay, The Drinks Business
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100% Riesling; from a legendary estate established by Kaiser Wilhelm II in 1904 on the incredibly steep slate slopes of the Saar river valley; 9.5% alcohol). This is a whole degree of alcohol lower than the first release, the 2020. Spell-binding in its complexity, with a dusty earthiness to its minerality immediately evident alongside the almost tactile white pear skin and gooseberry aromatics. Brilliantly incisive on the attack, with rapier-like precision and finesse, this is wonderfully linear, almost needle-like in fact by the time we get to finish on a distant horizon. Concentrated citrus (think lemon-juice reduction perhaps for the tarte au citron), apricot stone and almost a hint of wild strawberry. Incredible, once again.
About the producer
Markus Molitor is now among the largest privately owned wine estates in the Mosel and also one of the best. With a focus on single-vineyard expressions, the estate produces between 80 and 90 different wines each vintage.