Müller-Catoir Bürgergarten Erste Lage Riesling 2021

Müller-Catoir Bürgergarten Erste Lage Riesling is a dry Riesling from one of the oldest vineyards in the Pfalz, first planted more than seven hundred years ago.

Bürgergarten lies on the lower slopes of the Haardt Mountains above the village of Haardt, and is rated at Grosses Gewächs level. Müller-Catoir makes a GG from one small parcel within it, Im Breumel, while the larger share, taken from the Gehren and Aspen micro-terroirs, goes into this Erste Lage, or first growth, bottling. The topsoil is deep and sandy over yellow sandstone bedrock, a combination that brings power, perfume and intense mineral freshness. The estate farms organically. The wine fermented naturally and spent ten months in a mixture of steel tanks and five-year-old 600-litre halbstück ovals, about a quarter of the volume; Martin Franzen finds that this, allied with extended lees ageing, gives a more expressive and less reductive wine that is approachable on release. This is old-vine fruit from a cool vintage.

Drinking well now and good for a decade or more. Serve at 10 to 12°C with roast chicken, grilled prawns or a pork and apple dish.

*Every effort is made to ensure the current vintage is accurate; however, variations can occur. If you are after a specific vintage, please contact us prior to ordering.