Markus Molitor Pinot Blanc Einstern * trocken 2016

Galloni über: Pinot Blanc Einstern * trocken

-- Galloni: This year’s cask-raised 'one-star' represents the sole bottling of Pinot Blanc that Molitor essayed over and beyond the intro-level “Haus Klosterberg.” As a result, the cuvée incorporates fruit of his choicest parcels in the Wehlener Klosterberg. But it also incorporates fruit from other sites – hence the lack of vineyard designation. (The amusing inscription on the label is “Einstern*” – the first time I have ever seen the word for “one-star” as well as the attendant star on a Molitor label.) The striking combination of textural creaminess with the juicy brightness of which Pinot Blanc is capable is well-illustrated, though the lime zest and corn shoot flavors already familiar from this year’s Haus Klosterberg are in this instance edging a bit closer to outright bitterness, reinforced by apple seed, and the creamy texture comes along with a hint of lactic flavor. The finish is impressively persistent and appropriately stone-lined. This will definitely merit following, not to mention employing at table as an illustration of Pinot Blanc’s versatile, too-little-recognized culinary talents. 90/100