2015 Markus Molitor Brauneberger Klostergarten Pinot Noir, Mosel
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Molitor has bypassed the usual “two-star” rendition of Klosterberg Pinot and instead classified the 2015 installment as “three-star.” On the nose, decidedly meaty, marrowy savor joins the shrimp-shell stock familiar from the corresponding Mandelgraben: you know that the palate is going to be rich in proteins and minerals! But there is abundant red currant and sour cherry fruit, too, which translates into welcome tang and refreshing brightness. The feel is firm and slightly grainy. Rose hip, cherry pit and smoky black tea add interest to a mouthwateringly salt-tinged, impressively persistent finish, albeit one capped with just a hint of extraneous toasted oak. This should gain significantly in bottle.
91 points David Schildknecht vinous.com Jan 2020 Drink 2021 - 2030
Molitor's 2016 Pinot Noir "Haus Klosterberg"—a wine that is usually sold out before it has been bottled—opens with a deliciously fine and fruity bouquet of perfectly ripe cherry and raspberry aromas along with black berries and wild strawberries, and all of this is intermixed with refreshing, crunchy/flinty slate aromas. I tasted the wine for the first time during lunch and from a bottle that had been open for four days. Today I am writing this tasting note based on a sample from the same bottle, which has now been open for six days—and it is in great shape! Fermented for five weeks in stainless steel, basket-pressed and then aged for 20 months in barriques, the 2015 is a medium to full-bodied, pure, fresh and very elegant Pinot Noir grown on many different (slate) spots along the Mosel. Silky textured and fine yet full of tension, this has a crystalline and crunchy character with refreshing mineral purity and salinity in the finish. This 2015 is not a big or super concentrated wine but an authentic representative of the Mosel made with the highest technical standards. The wine reveals its little greatness even from the emptied glass, which shows beautifully fine and alluringly ripe, sweet red berries intertwined with very fine slate flavors.
90 points Stephan Reinhardt robertparker.com Mar 2018 Drink 2020-2030
| Product/Service Sold Out | No |
|---|---|
| En Primeur | No |
| New Arrivals | No |
| Wine Type | Red Wine |
| Wine Style | Traditional |
| Country | Germany |
| Region | Mosel |
| Varietals | Pinot Noir |
| Vintage | 2015 |
| Bottle Size | 750ml |
| Wine Points | 91 |
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