Germany
Pinot Blanc Wehlener Klosterberg* - 2022 - Weingut Markus Molitor
Weingut Markus Molitor
Deep, concentrated and powerful nose with striking mineral, stony notes alongside white fruit, citrus and a hint of lily of the valley. On the palate: dry yet rich, broad and intense, silky in texture with that signature mineral elegance, a saline finish and an endless length…
- Size
- 75 cl
- Original features
- Integrated winegrowing
- Designation
- Mosel
- Bottled by
- Weingut Markus Molitor
- Colour
- White wine
- Degree of alcohol
- 12 %
- To drink from
- 2026 to 2040
- rock’n’roll
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100% Pinot Blanc from old vines farmed sustainably, planted on a south-facing parcel directly adjoining the estate, on schist soils rich in stone and iron. Harvested. by hand in October, with perfectly healthy grapes. Gentle crushing of the berries followed by a few hours of skin contact, then pressing and spontaneous, slow, temperature-controlled fermentation. Aged for 10 months on fine lees in new oak barrels. Bottled without fining or filtration.
Markus Molitor
Markus Molitor the most emblematic figure of Germany’s Mosel. He embodies the continuation of a winegrowing tradition spanning eight generations – centuries of men and women, nurturing the same family vineyards now under his care. Today, as the head of Weingut Markus Molitor, Markus oversees some 38 ha of vines. How far we have come since his first vintage in 1984, when a 20-year-old Markus...
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