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IronGate Fine Wine Auction

Tue, Mar 18, 2025 10:00AM EDT - Tue, Mar 25, 2025 08:00PM EDT
  • 2016
  • 750ml
  • Germany
  • Mosel
  • Bereich Bernkastel
  • Bernkastel
  • Riesling
  • White
  • 100 points
Lot 679

2016 Weingut Markus Molitor Bernkasteler Doctor Riesling Auslese 3 star - 1 bottle(s)-750ml

Estimate: CAD$1,700 - CAD$2,500

Bid Increments

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CAD$0 CAD$20
CAD$500 CAD$50
CAD$1,000 CAD$100
CAD$2,000 CAD$200
CAD$3,000 CAD$250
CAD$5,000 CAD$500
CAD$10,000 CAD$1,000
CAD$20,000 CAD$2,000
CAD$50,000 CAD$5,000
CAD$100,000 CAD$10,000
This lot is comprised of 1 bottle(s) of 2016 Weingut Markus Molitor Bernkasteler Doctor Riesling Auslese 3 star - 750ml. Estimate for this lot is between $1700 - $2500 with a reserve of $650. The wine in this lot belongs to collection 11553.

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This collection comes to Iron Gate through a consignor who also owns a wine agency and wine bar in Toronto. The bottles have been stored in temperature and humidity-controlled conditions.
The rating for 2016 Weingut Markus Molitor Bernkasteler Doctor Riesling Auslese 3 star is 100 points from Robert Parker and the tasting note - This is Markus Molitor's very first wine from the prestigious grand cru in which he has leased 1,300 square meters since winter 2016. Like the three-starred Himmelreich Auslese trocken, the 2016 Riesling Bernkasteler Doctor Auslese *** (White Capsule) –Auction– opens with an excitingly deep, pure, flinty-mineral and refreshing nose with bright yet super ripe and concentrated Riesling aromas, oak leafs and crushed stones. This bouquet is excitingly pure and smoky on the deep, fine and concentrated lemon nose! Silky, highly finessed and tight on the perfectly balanced yet extremely mineral, fresh and complex palate, the 2016 is a full-bodied and rich yet fascinatingly droolworthy Doctor that combines its complexity and perfect ripeness with unreal finesse and a firm, persistent structure. How lush and rich, incredibly fine and salty this Doctor is! Provided with refreshing, finely grained minerals as well as dashes of lime juice and a tight, tensioned structure, this is likely the finest dry Riesling I've had in my life. Even from the entire glass you smell mirabelles and cold stones. The richness and concentration of this Doctor are carried away by its purity, mineral complexity and freshness. Tasted two times from the same bottle in March 2018. And yes, I left the bottle pretty much empty. That's not an all too bad sign, I'd say.