Les raisins de ce vin proviennent d'anciennes parties du vignoble, y compris de vignes non greffées âgées de plus de 100 ans. Le sol est constitué de couches de minéraux complexes, dont l’ardoise bleue très caractéristique du Devon. Markus Molitor est actuellement le plus important propriétaire de ce très célèbre petit vignoble (seulement 20 hectares) reconnu comme l’une des meilleures régions viticoles de la Moselle centrale. Le Zeltinger Sonnenuhr Auslese 2018 est un vin riche et intense mais fin et cristallin en bouche, corsé, juteux et élégant, avec une sensation en bouche, une élégance et une finesse associées à la puissance et à la concentration. La finale est pure, cristalline et précise ainsi que salée de manière persistante et avec un arrière-goût long, frais et aromatique.
The 2018 Riesling Zeltinger Sonnenuhr Auslese *** (White Capsule) is beautifully clear, pure, fine and complex on the intense yet delicate and flinty bouquet that represents very fine slate soils and elegant, perfectly ripe and refined but concentrated (stone) fruit. Rich and intense yet fine and crystalline on the palate, this is a full-bodied, juicy and elegant Sonnenuhr Auslese with mouthfeel, elegance and finesse paired with power and concentration. The finish is pure, crystalline and precise as well as persistently salty and with a long, fresh and aromatic aftertaste. This 2018 is an impressive, sustainable ZSU that I highly recommend to cellar for at least a decade, or better, two. Tasted at the domain twice in September 2020. (Guide Parker, millésime 2018, noté 98+/100)
The 2016 Riesling Zeltinger Sonnenuhr Auslese *** (White Capsule) is terribly deep, complex and smoky on the nose, offering perfectly ripe but precise fruit aromas that are intermixed with crushed stones and bones as well as wet slate plates. Gosh, this is spectacular! Pure and silky on the palate, with generous and concentrated fruit and a juicy texture with firm tannins from the oak, this is a very rich and powerful but elegant and promising Riesling that is far too rich to enjoy its talents today. Keep it for at least 10 years. The grapes are sourced from a 1-hectare plot with over 100-year-old vines in the Schiesswingert where the grapes are as big as peas. The blue Devonian slate soil is very fine (weathered) and gives some of the finest Mosel Rieslings. The 2016 was fermented in a 1,150-liter oak vat as well as several grand cru barriques from Mercurey that were aged three years instead of only two and only slightly toasted. This is spectacular—but be patient! The wine is rich and structured not just by mineral complexity but also fine tannins. It's richer and sweeter than the Himmelreich yet not as pure as the Doctor. I am curious to taste it again in ten years, and be sure, I will ! (Guide Parker, millésime 2016, noté 98+/100)
