2021 Domane Serrig Vogelsang Grosse Lage

The German winery Markus Molitor, famous for its impressive range of wines from the Mosel, acquired the Domäne Serrig vineyard in the Saar Valley in 2016. Domäne Serrig is the former Prussian state estate that was founded in 1904 by Kaiser Wilhelm. Markus Molitor has extensively restructured the 25-hectare Serriger Vogelsang vineyard and is now launching the very first releases. Due to the unique history of the vineyard, the wines are marketed as Domäne Serrig. The first ratings are immediately high: Wine Advocate awards 100 points to the Grosse Lage! The Vogelsang vineyard is located in the south/southwest and at an altitude of 220-340 metres. After 10 months of lie maturation, the bottles were first stored in the wine cellars for 2 years. The Kabinett matures in steel tanks, the Grosse Lage in oak Stockinger barrels. Markus Molitor is a German star winemaker and Riesling 'Supermo' with 23x100 points and 35x99 points from renowned critics such as Wine Advocate & James Suckling. The Vogelsang Grosse Lage is pure, deep and intense with a spectacularly fine, mineral and absolutely unique nose that reveals concentrated but elegant and spicy-mineral fruit with the typical cool and spicy terroir expression. On the palate this is a medium to full, dense, rich and intense, but also refined and lively fresh Saar Riesling with a tight structure and a spectacularly long, refined and salty finish that reveals a serious tannin structure. The wine reveals a great astringency in the finish, indicating enormous aging potential. This is a wine that sets a new benchmark for dry tasting Saar Rieslings. DOMÄNE SERRIG was founded in 1904 as a Royal Prussian state estate in the Saar Valley; one of the largest and most avant-garde state estates of its time. The estate was privatized in the late 1980s and later taken over by Markus Molitor in 2016. Only then did the estate benefit from extensive recultivation and restructuring of the site. The name of the vineyard is Volgelsang, a 25-hectare monopole of unique quality, facing south/southwest, with vines rising steeply from 150 to 340 meters on reddish slate soils and slopes of up to 105%. Purist winemaking with hand-harvested and selected grapes, maceration of the skins (to reduce acidity), pressing through a traditional basket, natural spontaneous fermentation, maturation on the lees for 10 months in large Stockinger (Austrian) barrels (3,000 l) and then a further 2 years of bottle maturation before release. This top product (and also the Kabinett of Serrig are distributed by Place du Bordeaux to the official wine trade FACT: In the Tab: Attachment you will find the official fact sheet of this beautiful wine. We will automatically send it to you when you order this wine. The wine is in our conditioned Wine Warehouse and if you come to pick up the wine you will also receive a nice discount . You will see your discount immediately when you choose Pick up in Checkout page. We are located almost next to the Rijksweg with plenty of parking. Click here for our address