The Zeltinger Sonnenuhr (sundial). photo credit: bonvinitas

With 94 bonvinitas points 

I rated his 2018 Zeltinger Sonnenuhr Riesling Auslese white capsule dry, 12.5% alcohol, Prädikatswein Mosel: a highly noble drop combined with great elegance (picture top left).

94 bonvinitas points are considered excellent and outstanding, 95 and more are absolute top wines. Red means dry over 12%, orange means wines with residual sweetness. See the bonvinitas rating system.

94 bonvinitas points: 

95 bonvinitas points:

2017 Zeltinger Sonnenuhr Riesling Kabinett golden capsule fruit-sweet, 7.5%, Prädikatswein Mosel: Very nice and at the same time a very interesting and entertaining wine with fine mineral notes on the nose, which already tells something about its terroir; on the tongue wonderfully coated fruit sweetness, which makes the wine seem almost dry (top right).

The Wine Estate Markus Molitor. The house's name is Klosterberg in its vineyards

Wine Estate Markus Molitor, oak barrels to mature the Rieslings

About the Wine Estate Markus Molitor

Its house 'Klosterbeg' is located in Bernkastel-Wehlen outside the village in its vineyards. A total of 120 hectares of vines are cultivated, a not insignificant part of which is located in Serrig in the Saar region, where Markus Molitor was able to acquire the former state domain of Kaiser Wilhelm, whose sites extend on a very long south-facing steep slope above a side valley of the Saar, and which Molitor has newly planted. A lot can still be expected from there, we can be excited. He is also very active in exporting. Around 50% of the wines are exported all over the world.

In front the Ürziger Würzgarten, below in the middle under and between the rocks the Erdener Prälat siteAn absolute peak are his Erdener Prälat Rieslings, usually Auslese. His 2018 is offered in several stores for € 595 per 0.7 l bottle – you are amazed! The approx.1.6 hectares of the top site Prälat rise directly from the banks of the Moselle opposite Erden with a slope of up to 68° in the shelter of large red slate rocks with a very special microclimate. Some of the smallest terraces nestle further up between the rocks and can practically only be reached via ladders. The whole thing is a reminder that fruity sweet Moselle wines were among the most expensive wines in the world before the First World War.

94 bonvinitas points:

98 bonvinitas points:

2005 Zeltinger Schlossberg Riesling Auslese green capsule off-dry; 11%, Prädikatswein Mosel: Deep multi-layered fragrance from herbal notes to candied lemon peel; on the tongue a whole mouth full of fruit, and all with great elegance. A really great top wine that shows what treasures first-class Moselle Rieslings can produce with maturation, and a big praise to Markus Molitor for having patience with such wines and offering them.

The steep slope from Bernkastel to Zeltingen, which is considered the longest 'Grand Cru site' on the Moselle. The small, recognizable white writing in the vines points to the Wehlen sundial, which is recognizable above it as a small white dot. photo credit: bonvinitas