Domane Serrig-Markus Molitor - Riesling Grosse Lage Vogelsang 2020

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The Vogelsang is a steep and barren slope with reddish slate that does not yield much anyway. Especially since the water here evaporates quickly or, in the event of heavy rainfall, rushes down the slope, carrying soil with it. That is why the rows of vines in the Vogelsang are covered with greenery—it is primarily to protect against erosion but also to build up the all-important humus layer. During dry spells, the vegetation is kept short or rolled over so that the soil does not get too hot or dry out completely.

The estate's grapes are always well ventilated due to their altitude and the topography of the Vogelsang, which is why botrytis is less likely to be expected here, in contrast to the Scharzhofberger, for example. Molitor aims for fully ripe, healthy grapes for both wines, including the Kabinett, whose grapes, however, develop less sugar because they grow in cooler conditions and ripen more slowly.

"The 2020 Vogelsang Grosse Lage is pure, deep and intense on the spectacularly fine, mineral and absolutely unique nose that reveals concentrated but elegant and spicy-mineral fruit with a coolish and herbal terroir expression. A show-stopping nose! On the palate, this is a medium to full-bodied, dense, rich and intense but also refined and vibrantly fresh Saar Riesling with a tight structure and a spectacularly long, refined and saline finish that reveals a serious tannin structure. The wine reveals great astringency on the finish that indicates tremendous aging potential, the more so since the balance and classicism of this Serrig Riesling is based on about 12 grams of residual sugar. This is a wine made for decades and a new benchmark for dry-tasting Saar Rieslings. Even though they have been produced since 2017, the 2020 Rieslings from the steep Vogelsang site in Serrig (Saar) are the first that Markus Molitor has brought to market under the name "Ehemalige Domäne Serrig." The former Prussian state domaine, built in 1904 as a model domaine at the time of Emperor Wilhelm II—i.e., 20 years before the Domäne Assmannshausen in the Rheingau, which specializes in Pinot Noir—had its heyday until World War II (including the 1921 Trockenbeerenauslese) but went to the dogs after the war. The privatization at the end of the 1980s did nothing to change this. Only since Markus Molitor acquired the domaine at the end of 2016 is something happening here that must be taken very seriously."-Stephan Reinhardt

 

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Producer	Domane Serrig-Markus Molitor
Country	Germany
Region	Mosel-Saar-Ruwer
Varietal	Riesling
Vintage	2020
Sku	22694
Size	750ml