The producer
Markus is the 8th generation winemaker in the Molitor family and took over the family winery in the mid-1980s. Based in Wehlener Klosterberg, 95% of production today is Riesling, with land in 15 vineyards across the finest of Mosel and Saar.
The estate received worldwide attention and instant fame in 2015 when three of their Auslese Rieslings from the 2013 vintage received 100-point ratings from Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate, and Markus was nicknamed “Herr 300 Punkte” (Mr 300 Points).
The bottle neck capsules are colour coded according to the style of the wine, with white capsules denoting dry wines, grey-green capsules off-dry wines, and finally sweet and botrytised wines have gold capsules.
The wine
The Sonnenuhr vineyard in Zeltingen is a steep 21-hectare piece of land with south-southwest facing exposure and stony clay-slate soil. The 2015 Riesling Zeltinger Sonnenuhr Auslese *** (Golden Capsule) is clear, fresh and concentrated on the nose where deep and smoky flavors of crushed stones are displayed, giving just a hint of the true potential of this wine.
