Markus Molitor - Riesling Auslese** Bernkasteler Badstube 2017

Name: Markus Molitor - Riesling Auslese** Bernkasteler Badstube 2017
Brand: Markus Molitor
Rating: 4.5 (13 reviews)

Moselle|White wine

Germany

White

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4.5/5 (13 customers)

96/100

Robert Parker

Germany

riesling

precise

"The 2017 Riesling Bernkasteler Badstube Auslese ** (Green Capsule) is a stunning wine that displays a luminous, rather pale lemon color and opens with a super-precise, refined and beautifully reductive bouquet of perfectly ripe, healthy Riesling berries intertwined with very fine aromas of crushed slate. It's astonishing in its clarity, brightness and crisp Moselle character! On the palate, it's a very elegant, spicy, well-structured Badstube Auslese that perfectly combines ripeness, concentration and finesse. The wine is both rich and filigree, well-structured yet stimulatingly racy, crystalline and beautifully fine, with a long, crisp finish." (Wine Advocate 2019)

Features

Estate

Markus Molitor

Cuvée

Riesling Auslese** Bernkasteler Badstube

Vintage

2017

Designation

Moselle

Region

Germany

Grape varieties

100% Riesling

Terroirs

Slate floors on various plots of the estate

Viticulture

Reasoned

Harvest

Manual

Winemaking

Skin maceration for several hours, vinification in stainless steel vats

Breeding

On lees in stainless steel tanks

Alcohol content

10.5%

Tasting & pairing

Eye

Bright pale yellow colour

Nose

Ripe fruit, slightly reductive with notes of crushed stone

Mouth

Elegant, spicy with good structure, concentration and finesse

Serve

AT 9-10°C

Drink before

2027

Food and wine pairing

Enjoy with shellfish, sweet and savory dishes, or a platter of soft, washed-rind cheeses (Munster, Maroilles, Pont-l'évêque...).

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Expert opinion

Robert Parker - Wine Advocate

Rated (2019 guide) 96/100 (Extraordinary wine)

Domaine noté (guide 2021) Recommended (Wine producer recommended by Robert Parker - The Wine Advocate)

About the wine:

The Riesling Bernkasteler Badstube Auslese ** (Green Capsule) 2017 is a stunning wine that displays a luminous, fairly pale lemon color and opens with a super-precise, refined and beautifully reductive bouquet of perfectly ripe, healthy Riesling berries intertwined with very fine aromas of crushed slate. It's astonishing in its clarity, brightness and crisp Moselle character! On the palate, it's a very elegant, spicy and well-structured Badstube Auslese that perfectly combines ripeness, concentration and finesse. The wine is at once rich and filigree, well-structured yet stimulatingly racy, crystalline and beautifully fine, with a long, crisp finish. Keep for a decade or two. Tasted three times in March and April 2019.

James Suckling

Rated domain (guide 2022) Recommended

Customer reviews

Customer rating

4.5/5

out of 13 reviews

Note and review by M. THIERRY B. Published on 22/04/2023

Bright, limpid lemon-yellow color. Rich, complex nose with notes of lemon and green apple. Fine, racy palate with hints of green apple. Delicious