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Mosel trip 2022

Tasted October 8, 2022 - October 9, 2022 by mphatic with 64 views

Introduction

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

Flight 1 - Clemens Busch (10 notes)

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

White
2018 Weingut Clemens Busch Pündericher Nonnengarten Riesling Germany, Mosel Saar Ruwer
Lemon, orange peel, tobacco, lightly spicy. Gentle mouthfeel with supple yet sufficient acid. Went through malo.
White
2017 Weingut Clemens Busch Pündericher Nonnengarten Riesling Germany, Mosel Saar Ruwer
Pretty on the nose, yet less fruity than the ’18; more mineral and herbal with firmer/greener acidity.
White
2021 Weingut Clemens Busch Marienburg Riesling Großes Gewächs Germany, Mosel Saar Ruwer
Powerful citrus nose, floral.
Supple fruitiness. Tight, penetrating acidity. Finishes long and dry.
White
2021 Weingut Clemens Busch Marienburg Rothenpfad Riesling Großes Gewächs Germany, Mosel Saar Ruwer
Similar to straight Marienburg GG but more sulphur, lightly peachy, tobacco, penetrating malic acid. Lovely wine.
White
2018 Weingut Clemens Busch Marienburg Fahrlay Riesling Großes Gewächs Germany, Mosel Saar Ruwer
Apple and citrus, lightly sweet honeyed. Floral top note.
Mineral and structured, less fruity; belying the nose. Long salty finish. Needs food.
White
2018 Weingut Clemens Busch Marienburg Falkenlay Riesling Großes Gewächs Germany, Mosel Saar Ruwer
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.
White
2018 Weingut Clemens Busch Pundericher Marienburg Rothenpfad Riesling Reserve Germany, Mosel Saar Ruwer
12.5% alc.
Pear, licorice, earth, Lightly Smokey. Kero. Soft, supple acid. Wonderful mouthfeel. Beautiful wine.
White - Off-dry
2018 Weingut Clemens Busch Pündericher Marienburg Riesling Spätlese "Fass 34" Germany, Mosel Saar Ruwer
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.
White
2021 Weingut Clemens Busch Pündericher Marienburg Riesling Kabinett Germany, Mosel Saar Ruwer
Initially fruity. Light green fruit notes. Smoke. Firm cleansing acidity. Medium finish.
White - Off-dry
2017 Weingut Clemens Busch Pündericher Marienburg Riesling Auslese Germany, Mosel Saar Ruwer
Relatively closed and reticent nose
Honey, caramelised pear and tropical fruit, soft yet balancing acid, delicate palate.

Flight 2 - Selbach Oster (17 notes)

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.

White
2020 Selbach-Oster Zeltinger Riesling Kabinett trocken Germany, Mosel Saar Ruwer
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.
White
2020 Selbach-Oster Zeltinger Sonnenuhr Riesling trocken Alte Reben Germany, Mosel Saar Ruwer
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.
White
2019 Selbach-Oster Zeltinger Sonnenuhr Riesling Spätlese trocken Germany, Mosel Saar Ruwer
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.
White
2020 Selbach-Oster Zeltinger Schlossberg Riesling Großes Gewächs Germany, Mosel Saar Ruwer
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.
White
2020 Selbach-Oster Zeltinger Sonnenuhr Riesling Großes Gewächs Germany, Mosel Saar Ruwer
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.
White
2021 Selbach-Oster Zeltinger Sonnenuhr Riesling trocken Alte Reben Germany, Mosel Saar Ruwer
More phenolic grip than preceding wines. Almost a yeasty undertone. Slate, green apple, sulphur. Long finish. More aromatic than previous 2 GG.
White
2021 Selbach-Oster Zeltinger Schlossberg Riesling Trocken Bömer Germany, Mosel Saar Ruwer
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.
White
2020 Selbach-Oster Pinot Blanc Reserve Germany, Mosel Saar Ruwer
12.5% alc.
Initial stuck match reduction. Chardonnay-like aromas. lovely acidity and balanced oak. Very tasty. Really enjoyed this.
Red
2020 Selbach-Oster Spätburgunder Trocken Germany, Mosel Saar Ruwer
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.
Red
2018 Selbach-Oster Pinot Noir Germany, Mosel Saar Ruwer
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.
Red
2019 Selbach-Oster Pinot Noir Germany, Mosel Saar Ruwer
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.
White - Off-dry
2021 Selbach-Oster Zeltinger Himmelreich Riesling Kabinett halbtrocken Germany, Mosel Saar Ruwer
Screwcap, 10.5% alc., AP1622
Fresh citrus/lemon. Wet rocks. pencil shavings. Grippy crisp acidity. Finishes dry.
White - Off-dry
2021 Selbach-Oster Zeltinger Sonnenuhr Riesling Spätlese feinherb Ur Alte Reben MCM Germany, Mosel Saar Ruwer
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.
White
2020 Selbach-Oster Zeltinger Sonnenuhr Riesling Kabinett Germany, Mosel Saar Ruwer
9% alc.
Slate and pencil shavings. Delicate with softness.
White
2021 Selbach-Oster Zeltinger Sonnenuhr Riesling Kabinett Germany, Mosel Saar Ruwer
Screwcap, 8.5% alc., AP2022.
Biscuits. Dusty. Doesn’t smell sweet at all. Crisp acidic drive. Long finish. Refreshing. Buy.
White - Off-dry
2021 Selbach-Oster Wehlener Sonnenuhr Riesling Spätlese * Germany, Mosel Saar Ruwer
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.
White - Off-dry
2012 Selbach-Oster Zeltinger Sonnenuhr Riesling Auslese * Germany, Mosel Saar Ruwer
Cork, 8% alc.
Ooh. This is lovely. Again like most of these Selbach Oster fruity wines, this doesn’t finish sweet or cloying.

Flight 3 - Dinner at restaurant Zeltinger Hof. (1 note)

Drank with Schweine Schnitzel “lumberjack style”.

White
2018 Von Schubert Maximin Grünhäuser Abtsberg Riesling Kabinett Germany, Mosel Saar Ruwer
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.

Flight 4 - Markus Molitor (6 notes)

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.

White
2018 Markus Molitor Kinheimer Hubertuslay Riesling Auslese ** (White Capsule) Germany, Mosel Saar Ruwer
{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.
White
2020 Markus Molitor Kinheimer Hubertuslay Riesling Auslese ** (White Capsule) Germany, Mosel Saar Ruwer
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.
White - Off-dry
2003 Markus Molitor Zeltinger Schlossberg Riesling Spätlese (Golden Capsule) Germany, Mosel Saar Ruwer
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.
White - Off-dry
2005 Markus Molitor Zeltinger Schlossberg Riesling Auslese ** (Green Capsule) Germany, Mosel Saar Ruwer
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.
White - Off-dry
2007 Markus Molitor Graacher Himmelreich Riesling Auslese ** Germany, Mosel Saar Ruwer
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.
White - Sweet/Dessert
2006 Markus Molitor Zeltinger Schlossberg Riesling Trockenbeerenauslese (Gold Capsule) Germany, Mosel Saar Ruwer
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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