Domane Serrig Vogelsang Kabinett 2021 Case (750MLx3)

97 DB / 96 JA

Domäne Serrig Vogelsang Kabinett (Markus Molitor) 2021 (100% Riesling; from a legendary estate established by Kaiser Wilhelm II in 1904 on the incredibly steep slate slopes of the Saar river valley; 9.5% alcohol). This is a whole degree of alcohol lower than the first release, the 2020. Spell-binding in its complexity, with a dusty earthiness to its minerality immediately evident alongside the almost tactile white pear skin and gooseberry aromatics. Brilliantly incisive on the attack, with rapier-like precision and finesse, this is wonderfully linear, almost needle-like in fact by the time we get to finish on a distant horizon. Concentrated citrus (think lemon-juice reduction perhaps for the tarte au citron), apricot stone and almost a hint of wild strawberry. Incredible, once again. 97. - Colin Hay, The Drinks Business

Finely boned and graceful with soaring architecture, this is a brilliant Riesling from Markus Molitor, full of flint, angular, crisp, saline, concentrated green apple and white mango, one of the wines of the September Releases. - Jane Anson, Inside Bordeaux