95 David Schildknecht - Robert Parker's Wine Advocate

Molitor’s 2011 Zeltinger Sonnenuhr Riesling Spatlese A.P. #22 – which originates in allegedly centenarian vines, and like its Kabinett counterpart is regularly part of the U.S. Molitor offering – combines cinnamon- and nutmeg-tinged apple and quince at the border between extreme ripeness and confiture with liquid lily and gardenia perfume, all informing a palate performance whose alliance of creaminess and honeyed richness with primary juiciness and levity is almost as uncanny as its sense of shimmering interplay with crystalline, stony, and saline impingements. And this is not the auction bottling of Zeltinger Sonnenuhr Spatlese?! No it’s not – and thank heavens, price-wise! Look for this amazing performance and terrific value to remain undimmed for at least two decades.