2008 Markus Molitor Wehlener Sonnenuhr Riesling Kabinett

If somebody forced me to choose a desert island wine right now, I'd choose Riesling. On friday I had sushi, and to me, the wine is then given => Riesling with some residual sugar.

Markus Molitor is one of my go-to producers when it comes to sweet Riesling wines. This is a Mosel producer (although 4.5 hectares of 38 hectares of vineyards are in the Saar region) with wines with great quality and very reasonable prices. Molitor focuses on Riesling (95%), but also has 3% Spätburgunder and 2% Weißburgunder.

The grapes from the 2008 Markus Molitor Wehlener Sonnenuhr Riesling Kabinett comes partly from over 80 years old ungrafted vines. The grapes were harvested in the beginning of November. The residual sugar in this wine is 64.5 g/l, the acidity is 7.3 g/l and the alcohol is 7.5%.

Tasting note for the 2008 Markus Molitor Wehlener Sonnenuhr Riesling Kabinett:

On the nose I get some green apples and tropical fruit, but it is a bit aromatically challanged. On the palate I get pear and apples. The minerality dominates the fininsh and it has ok length. The wine is balanced out with good acidity. 89 points

This is a great wine considering the price point. It delivers nice fruit and good acidity and was a great match with sushi. I popped and poured it. It is worth mentioning that after a couple of hours after opening the bottle, the petrol characters took over the show. I think this wine is a drink now if you are not a big fan of petrol notes in Riesling.