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Markus Molitor Urziger Wurzgarten Riesling Kabinett Sweet 2023

Markus Molitor Urziger Wurzgarten Riesling Kabinett Sweet 2023

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Markus Molitor Ürziger Würzgarten Riesling Kabinett Sweet 2023 is a classic sweet Mosel Kabinett from the steep, red‑slate “spice garden” slopes above Ürzig, offering vibrant notes of tropical fruit, nectarine and melon over a cool, slate‑driven backbone. Medium‑sweet yet finely balanced, it combines juicy stone‑fruit richness with refreshing acidity and a long, mouthwatering finish that makes it equally enjoyable on its own or with light desserts and spicy cuisine. Serve at 8–10°C; enjoy now for its exuberant fruit or cellar 10–15 years for more honeyed and herbal complexity.
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This Kabinett Sweet bottling comes from the Ürziger Würzgarten vineyard in the middle Mosel, a dramatic amphitheatre of red and grey slate whose warm, stony soils and steep exposure give Riesling both exotic aromatics and pronounced minerality. In 2023, fruit was picked at Kabinett ripeness but with enough natural sugar to allow a clearly sweet style once fermentation was stopped, resulting in a wine that is feather‑light in alcohol yet generous in flavour.​

Grapes are hand‑harvested from the terraces, gently pressed and fermented at cool temperatures, with fermentation arrested to retain a significant amount of natural grape sugar. The young wine rests on fine lees to smooth the texture and integrate sweetness and acidity, yielding a silky yet refreshing palate that clearly reflects the spice‑laden character of Ürziger Würzgarten.​

Tasting Notes

  • Aromas of tropical fruit, nectarine, melon and pineapple, with supporting notes of citrus zest, red apple and subtle herbal spice.​

  • On the palate, sweet peach, nectarine and ripe melon are balanced by lively acidity, giving a juicy, medium‑sweet profile that remains bright rather than heavy.​

  • The finish is long and refreshing, echoing sweet citrus, stone fruit and a gently salty, slate‑inflected minerality.​

Awards and Accolades
For Markus Molitor’s Ürziger Würzgarten Riesling Kabinett, aggregated professional and user scores place recent vintages, including 2023, broadly in the 90–95‑point band, marking it as a high‑quality, benchmark Mosel Kabinett. While detailed single‑critic notes for the 2023 sweet bottling are still limited, the cuvée’s track record includes low‑90s scores from Wine Advocate and Wine Spectator in nearby vintages, praising its clarity, spice and balance of sweetness and acidity.​

Serving and Cellaring
Serve at 8–10°C in small white‑wine glasses, giving the wine a little time in the glass for its tropical and floral notes to unfold. This sweet Kabinett pairs especially well with fruit‑based desserts, citrus tarts, mild blue cheeses, paté or foie gras, and lightly spicy Asian dishes, and it can be enjoyed now or cellared 10–20 years to gain layers of honey, candied citrus and gentle petrol while staying graceful and low in alcohol.​

Technical Details
Alcohol: about 8–9% ABV, typical for sweet Mosel Kabinett.​
Residual Sugar: clearly sweet Kabinett level, with notable sweetness balanced by bright acidity.​
Closure: Cork (standard estate bottling).

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