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Müller-Catoir Bürgergarten Riesling 2021

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Müller-Catoir Bürgergarten Riesling 2021
Producer Muller-Catoir
Region, Country Pfalz, Germany
Bottle Size 750ml
Product Code 21906-750

Organic. This tremendous Riesling comes from the renowned Bürgergarten vineyard on the lower slopes of the Haardt Mountains. It’s a site rated as Grosses Gewächs (or Grand Cru) and was first planted over 700 years ago, making it one of the oldest vineyards in the Pfalz. When a vineyard survives this long, it usually tells you something. While Müller-Catoir does make a GG from a small parcel in this sloping vineyard (Im Breumel), the lion’s share—taken from the Gehren and Aspen micro-terroirs—makes its way into this Erste Lage (or first growth) offering.

The topsoil of Bürgergarten is sandy and deep, with yellow sandstone bedrock below. It’s a soil that brings power, perfume and intense mineral freshness. In terms of winemaking, the wine was naturally fermented and raised in a mixture of steel tanks and five-year-old 600-litre halbstück ovals (25%) for 10 months. Franzen finds this combination—allied with extended lees aging—results in more expressive, less reductive wines that are more approachable on release.

It’s a stimulating Bürgergarten from a cool vintage, redolent of orange citrus, summer blossoms and citrus skin. A lick of leesy savouriness adds complexity, while invigorating tension carries the silky, crystalline palate to a beautiful, grapefruit-drenched finish. Despite a cooler year, this radiates with the generosity of the terroir cut through with striking clarity: a GG, and a great one, in all but name.


Müller-Catoir Bürgergarten Riesling 2021

Reviews

“A stunning single-vineyard dry Riesling with apricot and mango aromas plus a wonderful harmony of ripeness and freshness on the generous and concentrated palate. The fine tannins and mineral acidity at the finish support this beautifully. So much apricot character and citrusy freshness at the very long finish. From organically grown grapes.”
95 points, Stuart Pigott, jamessuckling.com

Reviews

“A stunning single-vineyard dry Riesling with apricot and mango aromas plus a wonderful harmony of ripeness and freshness on the generous and concentrated palate. The fine tannins and mineral acidity at the finish support this beautifully. So much apricot character and citrusy freshness at the very long finish. From organically grown grapes.”
95 points, Stuart Pigott, jamessuckling.com

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