Müller-Catoir - Bürgergarten Riesling 2018
Vitt vin från Pfalz Tyskland« Dry white wines from Müller-Catoir continues to be some of the best from Germany » - James Suckling
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| Distrikt | Pfalz |
| Druvor | Riesling |
| Årgång | 2018 |
| Procucenter | Müller-Catoir |
| Artikelnr | MC 118 |
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| Fraktkostnad | 169:- |
| Avnjutes mellan | 2024 - 2034 |
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Riesling
Tasting note
White-golden in color, pure, fine, deep and intense on the palate, the 2018 Riesling Bürgergarten is intense, concentrated and generous on the nose. The palate is pure, very intense and ripe as well as powerful but refined and concentrated. Very elegant and salty, with grip and tension. Tasted in Haardt, December 2019.
A few days before Christmas, Martin Franzen showed me a great lineup of Müller-Catoir's 2017s and 2018s, which demonstrated why Müller-Catoir is one of the outstanding wine producers along the Mittelhardt. The domain cultivates a total of 21 hectares, predominantly in Neustadt, of which 80% to 90% are located in classified Grosse Lage (grands crus) vineyards. About 4.5 hectares are in the replanted Vogelsang, a steep, terraced vineyard on Muschelkalk limestone that they aim to awaken from a deep slumber—together with Steffen and Sophia Christmann, who own another third of the seven-hectare vineyard that both producers aim to classify as grand cru in a couple of years.
Franzen argues that the organic farming since 2009 causes more deep, precise and salty, terroir-driven wines, which were not produced here before. "The vines have deeper roots now, are better balanced and, thus, also protected; the vegetative growth is reduced and so is the potential alcohol level when it comes to the harvest." However, odium remains a serious problem, but Franzen is fascinated to see the growing plants's defenses.
Since 2017, the main harvest of Riesling has already been finished in September, even in 2019 when the flowering was two weeks later than in 2018. "Due to several heatwaves, though, we were ready again in September," says Franzen, who underlines that each single grape is still harvested by hand. The grapes are processed quickly and without any maceration time, and the must is fermented with selected yeasts predominantly but also in used 500-liter oak barrels when it comes to the single-vineyard wines. The aging on the lees isn't exceptionally long (until February) because the wines have to be bottled in May when Franzen needs his team in the vineyard.
The resulting wines are bone dry (at least much drier than in the earlier days): cool and fresh yet intense and elegant. The GG "Im "Breumel" has a deep, dense, very complex and powerful performance with lingering salinity and very fine tannins.
Robert Parker Wine Advocate
AWARDS
- 2023: James Suckling: 97/100 "So rich and so elegant, who could resist this fabulously beautiful dry riesling? Stunning aromas of apricots, orange blossoms, mini bananas and tropical flowers emerge as the wine aerates. Underplayed concentration and power, the finish so filigreed and precise, yet also stony and zesty. You could study all these details for hours. Spot-on balance, too. From organically grown grapes. Drink or hold."
- 2022: James Suckling: 95/100 "This youthful beauty needs some aeration for the wealth of stone fruit, mandarin orange and orange blossom aromas to fully unfurl. Concentrated and compact with stacks of wet stone minerality this is a strong wine that some may find a bit demanding right now, but this has been built for the long haul and has great potential." | enos Riesling-Challenge: Top Ten
- 2021: James Suckling: 95/100 "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." | Wine Enthusiast: "This is very classic in profile. An elegant frame sports shadings of ginger spice and minerality, with flavors of apricot and citrus, all together in an expressive, harmonious package. The inviting finish caps it." | Wine Enthusiast: "This is quite subtle at the moment, with an intense acidity forming the backbone for the notes of green apple and pear. Acidity forms the structure and gives this focus, but also keeps this away from showing its full flavor spectrum. Give it time. Best after 2027."
- 2020: James Suckling: 95/100 "Deep stone-fruit and citrus aromas with some blossom notes. Stunning balance of ripe yet finely nuanced fruit and elegant acidity that then tightens to a long and pointed mineral finish that takes your breath away. Drink or hold."
- 2019: James Suckling: 96/100 Points (TOP 100 WINES OF GERMANY 2020) "There’s so much peach and apricot beauty in this glass of dry riesling that you feel thankful to the power of nature that made it possible. So deep and so vibrant, but it’s the elegance that makes it shine like a diamond. Very long, silky finish that doesn’t want to let go. From organically grown grapes. Drink or hold." | Robert Parker: (91-92)/100 Points "The 2019 Bürgergarten Riesling is clear and dusty/stony on the pure and puristic yet aromatic and distinctive nose that shows notes of crushed stones as well as ripe and elegant fruit. On the palate, this is a juicy, round, quite concentrated, almost mouth-filling yet also pure, tight, mineral and fine dry Riesling with a certain phenolic grip and a clear, salty finish. Still terribly young. Tasted as a sample in April and June 2020." | Gault & Millau Palatinate 2021: 4/5 Grapes "Lean and rich in finesse, refreshingly crisp with a fine play of acidity and sweetness in the finale." | Eichelmann: "The Bürgergarten is already very present among the two Erste Lage Rieslings, shows yellow fruit, apricot, pineapple and herbal notes in the bouquet, is elegant and stimulating on the palate." | Ronn Wiegand: 5/5 "Two terrific dry Rieslings. The Burgergarten is medium rich, supple, and well balanced, with excellent depth and flavor (peach, honeysuckle, lime, pineapple), and a very long finish. Delicious dry Riesling and a great value; warrants at least 2 more years of aging."
- 2017: James Suckling: 94/100 | Finalist "Vinum Riesling-Champion 2018" | Top10 enos Riesling-Challenge 2019 | restaurantwine (Ronn Wiegand): 5/5 stars - "Wonderful Burgengarten dry Riesling: full bodied, refined in character (pear, honeysuckle, lime, white peach), crisp, well balanced, and vibrant and persistent on the finish. Great value. Warrantsfurther aging."
- 2016: James Suckling: 94/100 | Finalist "Vinum Riesling-Champion 2017"
- 2015: Robert Parker: 93/100 | GOLD at the great international organic wine competition MUNDUS VINI BIOFACH 2017 | James Suckling: 95/100
- 2014: Robert Parker: 92/100 | Restaurant Wine (Ronn Wiegand): 4+/5 stars | James Suckling: 91/100 | Meininger's BEST OF RIESLING 2022: 93/100 (Category: Riesling matured): "...a hint of reduction, green-pody scent, celery, light spice, sesame, stone fruit and white flowers, more fruit comes with aeration; elegant and with great grip, super length."
- 2012: Best-of-Riesling 2013: TOP100 | Riesling-Erzeugerpreis 2013: Finalist | Decanter "Dry German Riesling 2012": recommended! | Riesling-Champion 2013: Finalist | Restaurant Wine (Ronn Wiegand): 5/5 stars
- 2009: Robert Parker: 92/100
- 2010: Wein-Plus 92/100 points (repeated tasting 01/2018)
- 2008: Weinwelt, first place „Riesling of the year“
- 2007: Wedding wine of Swedish Princess Victoria & Daniel Westling
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