Markus Molitor, Zeltinger Sonnenuhr Riesling Spatlese Goldkapsel, Mosel
Markus Molitor · Mosel › Germany
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91
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97
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Taster #9991
· Oct 19, 2025
Forsiktig duft av lime og litt urter. Rund i munnen, litt honning og masse frisk, deilig syre. Hint av safran på duft og i munnen. Veldig god nå
2015 vintage
Taster #9991
· Jun 29, 2025
Drukket uten notater, veldig smooth nå.
2015 vintage
Taster #0630
· May 13, 2025
93/100
Light yellow in color. Initial overripe aromas settle down over time to reveal white peaches, pears, yellow citrus, flint and white florals. The palate is decidedly sweet showing off the lush and ripe yellow citrus laced summer orchard fruits, decent acidity and a long flinty and mineral finish.
2015 vintage
Taster #2223
· Mar 4, 2025
{TCA}
2015 vintage
Taster #2680
· Feb 18, 2025
89/100
Irgendwie unharmonisch.
2015 vintage
Taster #7896
· Oct 27, 2024
Consistent with previous note, nose somewhat shy, although some citris fruit is cming through after a while. Moderate sweetness and moderate acidity in perfect balance, but the overall impression is of a rather soft wine. The finish is slightly bitter (maybe a little bit too much, and in contrast to the soft mid-palate), and I would not have guessed that this has only 7.5%.
2013 vintage
Taster #7896
· Aug 31, 2024
Typical Riesling nose, only moderately sweet, good food wine, years ahead.
2013 vintage
Taster #4804
· Sep 24, 2023
97/100
Deep straw. It gives pomelo peel, white pepper, smoke, and honey on the nose. The palate is intense but elegant, giving ripe fruit with intergrated oak. Its acidity and sweetness is precisely balanced. Finish is long and refreshing. An astonishing BA.
2015 vintage
Taster #4431
· May 3, 2023
90/100
Über 4 Tage getrunken. Ab dem 3.ten Tag in Balance. Zeigt dann schöner Schmelz. Sehr gutes PLV. Kommt langsam in sein Trinkfenster.
2015 vintage
Taster #1892
· Mar 29, 2023
Absolutely stunning Long life ahead Pineapple, pears, white flower
2015 vintage
Taster #0686
· Feb 24, 2023
93/100
A point or two better than the bottles 3 and 5 years ago. More open and complex, though still very fresh. This is just starting to enter its drinking window, where it is not “just” well balanced and clean. Quality spatlese from the best producers is still the best QPR in wine!
2015 vintage
Taster #2958
· Dec 2, 2022
The bottle had cork, unfortunately. Despite the flawed bottle it is clear that this wine has still a lot of life ahead of it. No need to rush here.
2015 vintage
Taster #4450
· Nov 13, 2022
91/100
Second time having this (last time was about 1½ years ago) and I've dumped this up 1 point as it's really developed nicely! You can feel the tension on the nose that is mainly focused on acidic citrus fruits, white peach, unripe pineapple, unripe mango and some green pear. The palate is a straight up acidity bomb! Lime juice, lemon juice, green pear, white peach, unripe nectarine and unripe pineapple - not much "sweetness" except that coming from the sweeter …
2015 vintage
Taster #7948
· Aug 31, 2022
Super concentrated and while far richer and sweeter than I expected, this is still balanced. White grape juice, wildflower honey, lime zest. Very, very good but way more of a wine than I expected!
2015 vintage
Taster #0735
· Jan 7, 2022
89/100
Gorgeous, golden colour of Riesling with hints of age. Interesting nose, very Riesling, very Mosel, but rich and honeyed, spices, hints of cassis, but clearly dry. Not saline but definitely flinty. On the palate loses a few points for some hints of sulphur, which takes the shape of melon and paybe some unripe pear, not uncommon in Rieslings like these but you'd want it to be slightly less pronounced. Dry, very full, you'd say this was Riesling but not filligree …
2015 vintage
Taster #9061
· Oct 8, 2021
84/100
Light straw yellow. Little or no development here. Only tart and a bit astringent fruit. Would have expected something. Quite full bodied, with somewhat intrusive acidity. Sulfur in abundance?
2015 vintage
Taster #6299
· Jul 30, 2021
A little smoky on the nose, slightly more austere and felt heavier than the Willi Schaefer. Well-made but a little mechanical.
2015 vintage
Taster #4450
· May 24, 2021
90/100
Light in color. Pear, peach, quince, rose petal and citrus on the nose. Palate followed with pear, peach, quince, lime, lemon and a crystal clear minerality. Tiny bit of petroleum after some air. Very light sweetness with a great acidity to keep cleansing the palate. Definitely still in its youth.
2015 vintage
Taster #7526
· Nov 25, 2020
91/100
Very concentrated still. I will keep my remaining bottle for at least another 3 years.
2013 vintage
Taster #9991
· Nov 7, 2020
Frisk duft av gule epler, med en anelse hårvann i bakgrunnen. Flott friskhet munnen, og igjen deilig eplefrukt - såpass med syre at det nesten (men bare nesten) er eplekart. Ikke merkbart med sødme på smak, men dykkender likevelpå fylden at den er der. Deilig vin! Og godt potensiale, kan sikkert bli enda bedre når syra blir integrert. Fin match til kylling satay.
2015 vintage
Taster #2680
· Oct 11, 2020
92/100
voller Körper, gute Frucht, angenehme Struktur. Hervorragend zu Curry.
2015 vintage
Taster #5805
· Aug 9, 2020
90/100
hoher Restzucker, starke Säure, wenig Alkohol. Hoher Trinkfluss - perfekter Sommerwein
2015 vintage
Taster #2644
· May 9, 2020
92/100
Markus Molitor, 2015 Ockfener Bockstein Riesling Kabinett (Grüne Kapsel) In der Nase wunderbare Fruchtaromen, gelbe und weiße Pfirsiche, frischer Apfel, Ananas, Mango, Rosen, frische Kräuter und Gewürze, insgesamt elegante Aromatik. Am Gaumen wunderschöne reife würzige Früchte, leicht salzige Mineralik, pikante Säure, hervorragende Balance, viel Komplexität, sehr klar und griffig, voller Spannung und Finesse. Langer köstlicher Abgang, raffiniert und verspielt. Ein hochfeiner präziser Saarriesling mit viel Potential, für mich heute 92+/100. Dazu schmeckte Kabeljau auf Rote-Beete-Sauce & Spargel.
2015 vintage
Taster #0686
· Jan 9, 2020
92/100
Very similar to my note from august 2017 - slightly less fresh, but otherwise similar. Save.
2015 vintage
Taster #5533
· Aug 30, 2019
93/100
Similar to previous tasting, pineapples and floral with pears and peaches.
2015 vintage
Taster #9338
· Dec 22, 2018
Love this. Yes, it's sweet, but not cloying. Great acidity. Fruit notes are pear, lime, and lemon. Some butterscotch and vanilla, a little hint of petrol and flint. This can go for decades.
2015 vintage
Taster #3933
· Dec 8, 2018
92/100
Pale straw. High intensity, yellow apple/pear, lemon, nectarine, white flowers, no noticeable petrol note. Off-dry, high acidity, low alcohol. Med+ complexity, long finish. Beautifully balanced, excellent wine.
2015 vintage
Taster #3162
· Nov 30, 2018
Gott, lättdrucken till chark, räkor och ost.
2015 vintage
Taster #6133
· Nov 9, 2018
92/100
Nose: apricot, peach, elderflower, waxy, honey, hint of petrol Taste: medium to full bodied, high- acidity, lemon, lime zest, nectarine, oily, chalky, salty, very long finish, great intensity, good structure, complex, great riesling
2015 vintage
Taster #5533
· Sep 2, 2018
93/100
It is difficult to score this wine. It is enjoyable to drink, but it clearly needs more time to become what it can be. Right now it easy on the palate, but you just get the feeling it is going to change a lot over time. I agreed with the other notes, pineapples and floral with pears and peaches. Look forward to trying again in 5-8 years.
2015 vintage
Taster #7565
· May 7, 2018
Vinosphere (Town Hall, Sydney) : Medium minus intensity, almost tight if that makes sense, with slight sulphur, ginger, spice, slight orchard fruit,. Lovely, difficult to spit. Juicy, tangy, glorious.
2015 vintage
Taster #5575
· Apr 14, 2018
90/100
Reich an Pfirsich, Limone, aber schönes Säurespiel als Gegengewicht. Sehr schmackhaftes Wechselspiel zwischen Frucht, Säure und Mineralisch.
2015 vintage
Taster #6811
· Apr 4, 2018
93/100
Tasted at the winery. Prominent tea leaf and savory herb notes with some lemon peel and apricot aromas. Great structure with a strong acidic backbone to balance out the sweetness. Long, moderately complex finish that ends on a tart note.
2015 vintage
Taster #7441
· Feb 17, 2018
88/100
Peach, red apple and lemon nose. Wine is dry with just a little touch of residual sugar. Wine finishes medium with pleasant minerality.
2015 vintage
Taster #7061
· Dec 14, 2017
88/100
Klares, helles grüngelb. An der Nase Pfirsich, gelbes Steinobst und mineralische Noten. Gaumen mit zarten Fruchtnoten, guten Schmelz. Trocken, fordernde Säurestruktur, guter, mineralisch geprägter Abgang. Leicht gewoben, trotzdem strukturiert, aber nicht kompliziert.
2015 vintage
Taster #2116
· Oct 9, 2017
honey on the nose, apple blossom Very very dry, mouth-watering acidity, limes, acidity a little hard at the moment, austere. I think this needs time.
2015 vintage
Taster #9991
· Oct 3, 2017
Ikke noe fullt notat nå, men denne har absolutt roa seg siden forrige flaske før et halvår siden. Frukt mer i retning eple enn sitrus, syra er mildere og sødmen mer merkbar. Fremdeles litt perlende i munnen. Deilig!
2015 vintage
Taster #0686
· Aug 5, 2017
92/100
Enjoyable, but much too young. Decanted this, wrapped the top and then drank after three hours. At this point, it still needed some swirling in Zalto stemware to remove the last reductive notes. After airing, this was very well balanced, but simple. Pineapple, sugar and some floral notes are what spring to mind. The balance makes me hopeful for the future, but I will not open my next bottle before 2022, as the wine currently has hardly any complexity. Hard …
2015 vintage
Taster #0594
· Jun 4, 2017
94/100
94+
2015 vintage
Taster #5450
· Jun 4, 2017
87/100
peach and racing acidity, very lively and great value
2015 vintage
Taster #7565
· May 29, 2017
Vinosphere (Town Hall, Sydney) : wild ferment, bit funky, slight herbaceous, slight crushed rock on the nose. Tight very young, fruit there bit quite closed. Time required
2015 vintage
Taster #6466
· Apr 27, 2017
95/100
Tasted after 2015 Dr Loosen Wehlener Sonnenuhr and Dönnhoff's Brücke Spätlese. Incredibly well balanced, delicate, floral, concentrated. Lots of finesse and lift. Superb length. Keep. 94-95+
2015 vintage
Taster #4830
· Mar 13, 2017
92/100
No proper notes - honey, nectar, peach, tropical, orange, apple tart, butterscotch, intense and concentrated, sky high acidity and putstabdingquality, 92p
2015 vintage
Taster #4830
· Mar 13, 2017
93/100
No proper notes - apricot, peach, lemon, red apples, nectar, amazing wine, hits home at every point, 93-94p
2015 vintage
Taster #4830
· Mar 13, 2017
92/100
No proper notes - red apples, lemon, peach, intense, high acidity, off-dry, precise, concentrated and intense but still balanced. 92p
2015 vintage
Taster #4830
· Mar 13, 2017
92/100
No proper notes - lime, greene apples, hint tropical and honey. Imense concentration and intensity, 92-93p
2015 vintage
Taster #9991
· Mar 12, 2017
Sitrus (lime, grapefrukt) dominerer både lukt og munnfølelse. Innslag av ananas. Restsukkeret gir en viss fylde, men den har likevel ikke all verdens kropp. Litt endimensjonal på dette stadiet - syra trenger å roe seg. Per nå dominerer den smakskurven inntil avslutningen, som gir mer sødme og bitterhet. Men ok value for money à 225,-
2015 vintage
Taster #5591
· Feb 23, 2017
85/100
Dry crisp slight fruit mineral The wine looks light gold colored. It smells like lemon. It tastes like grapefruit and mineral. The body is light. The wine has high acidity.
2015 vintage