Markus Molitor has brought two wines from his iconic single-vineyard in the Saar valley, Domäne Serrig, to La Place, making it the first German winery to release all of its production on the French distribution system. Bordeaux correspondent, Colin Hay gets a sneak preview and first tasting of the exciting new wines. The 14 November something very special will happen. For we will see the first German winery to release all of its production on La Place de Bordeaux. And what a release it is, with Markus Molitor bringing two wines from his iconic single-vineyard in the Saar valley, Domäne Serrig, to La Place. The wines come from the vertiginous slopes of the Vogelsang monopole. This former Prussian state-owned property was established by Emperor Wilhelm II in 1904. It served as an example of best practice viticulture for the Saar region until it went into decline, along with many other German state domains, by the 1970s and was eventually privatised at the end of the 1980s. The potential of its singular and exceptional terroir remained largely unfulfilled. The key date in its rejuvenation is 2016, with the estate’s acquisition by Markus Molitor. Since then, a remarkable transformation has been underway, led personally by Markus Molitor. That will culminate on the 14 November with the first release of wines from the estate – the Vogelsang Grosse Lage and the Vogelsang Kabinett, both from the 2020 vintage. La place de Bordeaux will commercialise both wines throughout the entire world. Domäne Serrig’s
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