Mosel trip 2022

A weekend away in the Mosel, in the middle of a work trip to Germany.

08/10/22
Tasting with Oda, at the estate. Structured tasting. Short tasting impressions only.

• 2018 Weingut Clemens Busch Pündericher Nonnengarten Riesling

  Germany, Mosel Saar Ruwer

  (10/8/2022)

  Lemon, orange peel, tobacco, lightly spicy. Gentle mouthfeel with supple yet sufficient acid. Went through malo.

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• 2017 Weingut Clemens Busch Pündericher Nonnengarten Riesling

  Germany, Mosel Saar Ruwer

  (10/8/2022)

  Pretty on the nose, yet less fruity than the ’18; more mineral and herbal with firmer/greener acidity.

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• 2021 Weingut Clemens Busch Marienburg Riesling Großes Gewächs

  Germany, Mosel Saar Ruwer

  (10/8/2022)

  Powerful citrus nose, floral.
  Supple fruitiness. Tight, penetrating acidity. Finishes long and dry.

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• 2021 Weingut Clemens Busch Marienburg Rothenpfad Riesling Großes Gewächs

  Germany, Mosel Saar Ruwer

  (10/8/2022)

  Similar to straight Marienburg GG but more sulphur, lightly peachy, tobacco, penetrating malic acid. Lovely wine.

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• 2018 Weingut Clemens Busch Marienburg Fahrlay Riesling Großes Gewächs

  Germany, Mosel Saar Ruwer

  (10/8/2022)

  Apple and citrus, lightly sweet honeyed. Floral top note.
  Mineral and structured, less fruity; belying the nose. Long salty finish. Needs food.

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• 2018 Weingut Clemens Busch Marienburg Falkenlay Riesling Großes Gewächs

  Germany, Mosel Saar Ruwer

  (10/8/2022)

  Creamy citrus and tropical fruit salad.
  Silky palate, much softer acid than Fahrlay, yet still tight and direct. Mothers milk. Easy to drink without food.

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• 2018 Weingut Clemens Busch Pundericher Marienburg Rothenpfad Riesling Reserve

  Germany, Mosel Saar Ruwer

  (10/8/2022)

  12.5% alc.
  Pear, licorice, earth, Lightly Smokey. Kero. Soft, supple acid. Wonderful mouthfeel. Beautiful wine.

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• 2018 Weingut Clemens Busch Pündericher Marienburg Riesling Spätlese "Fass 34"

  Germany, Mosel Saar Ruwer

  (10/8/2022)

  12.5%. Fass 34 (feinherb)
  Rounded on palate. Lightly honey sweet and fruity. Still showing lots of slate and earthiness. Sulphur. Light bakery aroma. Long finish.

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• 2021 Weingut Clemens Busch Pündericher Marienburg Riesling Kabinett

  Germany, Mosel Saar Ruwer

  (10/8/2022)

  Initially fruity. Light green fruit notes. Smoke. Firm cleansing acidity. Medium finish.

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• 2017 Weingut Clemens Busch Pündericher Marienburg Riesling Auslese

  Germany, Mosel Saar Ruwer

  (10/8/2022)

  Relatively closed and reticent nose
  Honey, caramelised pear and tropical fruit, soft yet balancing acid, delicate palate.

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08/10/22
Tasting with Johannes Selbach at the beautiful and modern estate tasting room overlooking the river and vineyards. I was fortunate enough to join the tasting with a couple of other guests, one of which was a wine journalist. As a result, the tasting lasted a few hours since Johannes was keen to show off a large range of wines. While starting out at a leisurely pace, by the end the wines were being served in fairly quick succession. So short tasting impressions only.

• 2020 Selbach-Oster Zeltinger Riesling Kabinett trocken

  Germany, Mosel Saar Ruwer

  (10/8/2022)

  Screwcap, 11.5% alc., AP3021.
  Initial sulphur and struck match. Some green lime, flyspray, almost a blackcurrant medicinal note.
  Supple mouthfeel, softness to the acid, yet it drives through the finish.

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• 2020 Selbach-Oster Zeltinger Sonnenuhr Riesling trocken Alte Reben

  Germany, Mosel Saar Ruwer

  (10/8/2022)

  12% alc., AP0621.
  Same green citrus apple sulphur/flyspray aroma. Wet rocks. Steel. Salt water.
  Initially powerful and med-full on palate, it then softens toward the finish.

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• 2019 Selbach-Oster Zeltinger Sonnenuhr Riesling Spätlese trocken

  Germany, Mosel Saar Ruwer

  (10/8/2022)

  12.5% alc., AP4520.
  Same sulphur nose. Ripe fruit-red apple.
  Rich umami flavour. Never have I tasted a Riesling with this level of umami.

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• 2020 Selbach-Oster Zeltinger Schlossberg Riesling Großes Gewächs

  Germany, Mosel Saar Ruwer

  (10/8/2022)

  12.5% alc. AP3321.
  Again, lots of flint. Similar aromas to the ZS spatlese trocken, but more cool/green. Appley drive through the long finish. Very pretty GG.

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• 2020 Selbach-Oster Zeltinger Sonnenuhr Riesling Großes Gewächs

  Germany, Mosel Saar Ruwer

  (10/8/2022)

  12.5% alc., AP3421. 375ml.
  Pencil shavings, plus similar aromas to above wines. Softer and more juicy mouthfeel. Prettier and fruitier than the Schlossberg GG. Lovely and delicate GG.

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• 2021 Selbach-Oster Zeltinger Sonnenuhr Riesling trocken Alte Reben

  Germany, Mosel Saar Ruwer

  (10/8/2022)

  More phenolic grip than preceding wines. Almost a yeasty undertone. Slate, green apple, sulphur. Long finish. More aromatic than previous 2 GG.

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• 2021 Selbach-Oster Zeltinger Schlossberg Riesling Trocken Bömer

  Germany, Mosel Saar Ruwer

  (10/8/2022)

  11.5% alc. AP3922. (Zeltinger Schlossberg trocken)
  Single Fuder from Bömer sector.
  Huge citric power upon entry. Tight acid. Same greenish fruit. Much more sulphur. Flint. Salt and pepper.

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• 2020 Selbach-Oster Pinot Blanc Reserve

  Germany, Mosel Saar Ruwer

  (10/8/2022)

  12.5% alc.
  Initial stuck match reduction. Chardonnay-like aromas. lovely acidity and balanced oak. Very tasty. Really enjoyed this.

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• 2020 Selbach-Oster Spätburgunder Trocken

  Germany, Mosel Saar Ruwer

  (10/8/2022)

  13% alc. No new oak. 95% destemmed.
  Raspberry, sour Cherry, bitumen, graphite, steel,
  Good balance. Elegant. Juicy but tight mineral structure. Light and easy drinking. Would pair nicely with food.

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• 2018 Selbach-Oster Pinot Noir

  Germany, Mosel Saar Ruwer

  (10/8/2022)

  Labelled Pinot Noir instead of Spätburgunder, and made in a more international style.
  Cherry, chocolate. Greater tannic grip. Less immediately approachable than the Spatburgunder with greater fruit depth and minerality. Long clean finish. Slight medicinal note in background that may be stem derived. Outstanding Pinot noir.

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• 2019 Selbach-Oster Pinot Noir

  Germany, Mosel Saar Ruwer

  (10/8/2022)

  Labelled Pinot Noir instead of Spätburgunder, and made in a more international style.
  Very long finish. Tight grippy finish.
  More intense cherry, chocolate, fly spray, nutty, graphite. Fantastic aroma and palate. Buy.

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• 2021 Selbach-Oster Zeltinger Himmelreich Riesling Kabinett halbtrocken

  Germany, Mosel Saar Ruwer

  (10/8/2022)

  Screwcap, 10.5% alc., AP1622
  Fresh citrus/lemon. Wet rocks. pencil shavings. Grippy crisp acidity. Finishes dry.

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• 2021 Selbach-Oster Zeltinger Sonnenuhr Riesling Spätlese feinherb Ur Alte Reben MCM

  Germany, Mosel Saar Ruwer

  (10/8/2022)

  Cork, 11.5% alc., AP3022.
  Depth on nose. Initial explosion of tight citrus fruit, pepper, then Mineral driven palate. Lots of pencil shavings. As far as feinherbs go, this is impressive.

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• 2020 Selbach-Oster Zeltinger Sonnenuhr Riesling Kabinett

  Germany, Mosel Saar Ruwer

  (10/8/2022)

  9% alc.
  Slate and pencil shavings. Delicate with softness.

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• 2021 Selbach-Oster Zeltinger Sonnenuhr Riesling Kabinett

  Germany, Mosel Saar Ruwer

  (10/8/2022)

  Screwcap, 8.5% alc., AP2022.
  Biscuits. Dusty. Doesn’t smell sweet at all. Crisp acidic drive. Long finish. Refreshing. Buy.

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• 2021 Selbach-Oster Wehlener Sonnenuhr Riesling Spätlese *

  Germany, Mosel Saar Ruwer

  (10/8/2022)

  Screwcap, 8% alc., Ap1122.
  Citrus. Lemon, peach. Licorice. Lead pencils.
  Layered on palate with good juicy depth yet has a fine delicacy. And good acidic grapefruit drive. Finishes long, fruity, and off-dry. Impressive Spätlese.

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• 2012 Selbach-Oster Zeltinger Sonnenuhr Riesling Auslese *

  Germany, Mosel Saar Ruwer

  (10/8/2022)

  Cork, 8% alc.
  Ooh. This is lovely. Again like most of these Selbach Oster fruity wines, this doesn’t finish sweet or cloying.

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Drank with Schweine Schnitzel “lumberjack style”.

• 2018 Von Schubert Maximin Grünhäuser Abtsberg Riesling Kabinett

  Germany, Mosel Saar Ruwer

  (10/8/2022)

  Delicately fruity with a cool, floral, perfume.
  Quite rounded on the palate for a Ruwer Kabinett, but it has tight acid to pull it into shape. Rather reserved and slightly green at this age. Quite a step below the set of Selbach-Oster wines tasted earlier in the afternoon.

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09/10/2022
Last minute decision to visit Markus Molitor on the Sunday, however being one of the few wineries open on a Sunday in the region, it allowed for one final tasting before departing the Mosel. Sitting by myself at a table along the side of the room, I was able to spend sufficient time with each wine to get the measure of it. Yet my notes are still brief.

• 2018 Markus Molitor Kinheimer Hubertuslay Riesling Auslese ** (White Capsule)

  Germany, Mosel Saar Ruwer

  (10/9/2022)

  {White label}
  Cork, 12.5% alc., AP7719
  Slate, lime, peach, green herbs on the nose.
  Immediately opening up and forthcoming on the palate. Fruity, steely undertones. Long, sappy finish. Much more open and fruity than the Clemens Busch GG tasted yesterday.
  Quite easy to drink for a white capsule wine.

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• 2020 Markus Molitor Kinheimer Hubertuslay Riesling Auslese ** (White Capsule)

  Germany, Mosel Saar Ruwer

  (10/9/2022)

  Cork, 12% alc., AP7721 {white capsule}.
  Steely, herbal nose with lemon and lime.
  Tight, compact on palate. With lime and steel/rocks prominent. Long, acid driven finish.

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• 2003 Markus Molitor Zeltinger Schlossberg Riesling Spätlese (Golden Capsule)

  Germany, Mosel Saar Ruwer

  (10/9/2022)

  7.5% alc., AP7004 {Gold capsule}
  Honey, gentle petrol, honeysuckle flowers.
  Gentle, honeyed palate. Smooth and creamy with just enough acidity to keep it in check.

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• 2005 Markus Molitor Zeltinger Schlossberg Riesling Auslese ** (Green Capsule)

  Germany, Mosel Saar Ruwer

  (10/9/2022)

  11% alc., Ap11820. {Green capsule}
  Recorked April 2020.
  Exotic nose some sulphur still evident (from the recorking?). Lime, peach, and kiwi, signs of honey.
  Fresh and light, Fluffy texture. Slightly sour edged fruit with a long caressing finish. Soft gentle acid that really only appears on the finish. Surprise packet. Really enjoyable. I don’t usually “get” the feinherb style; perhaps I just need to give them the opportunity of attaining greater age.

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• 2007 Markus Molitor Graacher Himmelreich Riesling Auslese **

  Germany, Mosel Saar Ruwer

  (10/9/2022)

  7.5% alc., Ap3908. {Golden capsule}
  Darkest wine of flight so far.
  Powerful tropical fruit and red apple nose with underlying minerality and botrytis. Creamy, with a bit of flyspray.
  Nice acid to keep the sweetness in check; tight and slatey on the finish. Better to smell than to drink at the moment, needing considerably more time for the sweetness to recede and for the botrytis elements to become more complex.

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• 2006 Markus Molitor Zeltinger Schlossberg Riesling Trockenbeerenauslese (Gold Capsule)

  Germany, Mosel Saar Ruwer

  (10/9/2022)

  375ml. AP0747
  300g/l R.S apparently.
  Dark golden with bronze hints.
  Heaps of apricot and honey, with some hints of passion fruit, tobacco, sultana.
  Brown sugar, mango, and apricot flavours on the intensely fruity (rather than a nutty style) palate. Very long finish. Sufficient acid to balance the high sweetness and fruit ripeness. Not cloying. Buy.

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