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We believe a slow, steady ripening is the key to exceptional aromatics.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"bodytext\"\u003eWe consciously limit our yields in this prized vineyard to a maximum of 50 hl\/ha in order to guarantee the best possible complexity and quality. The Spätlese and Auslese wines work with significantly lower yields. This of course does limit the supply of these internationally renowned wines. 'Quality not quality' is more than just a platitude to us. It's a philosophy we believe in from beginning to end. It guides our decisions. 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The nose opens with a quiet, nimble range of dried pears, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ecandied lemons, orange blossom, and an elegant smoky reduction. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe palate is compacted into exceptionally fractured and complex \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003elayers like the diabas slate in which the old, ungrafted vines grow. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAustere, racy, and challenging, without an ounce of fat. Nearly \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eblinding with its razor-sharp precision.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e94 Points - Falstaff\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA multi-layered wine that is very complex despite its youthfulness. The minerality and the extract, backed by substantial acidity, give it seriousness and its harmony makes it big. 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Martin Franzen, hailing from the Mosel, with experience as head of operations at Schlossgut Diel in the Nahe and Gut Nagelsforst in Baden, took over winemaking responsibility from Hans-Günther Schwarz in 2001. In an effort to showcase terroir and varietal character, Müller-Catoir has adopted the following philosophy of winegrowing: “Vines were grown by natural methods with organic fertilization, permanent green cutting that gets more and more radical every summer, and ever-greater selective harvesting with hand-picking of grapes for even the most “basic” kabinett wine – all these measures cannot help but produce only a small yield of wines with a mineral note, a filigree acidity structure and exotic fruit aromas.” The estate began an organic conversion in 2007 and completed their first organic vintage in 2009. The vineyards in Haardt are composed of primary rock (urgestein) and sandstone, with an increasing proportion of gravel lower on the slopes. Vineyards of Gimmeldingen contain more loess and sand, while the vineyards of Mussbach are the most gravelly. Müller-Catoir also bottles several “micro parcels”; one of which, the Breumel in den Mauern, is a monopole inside the Burgergarten which was first planted 700 years ago, and is also one of the oldest vineyards in the Pfalz.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMüller-Catoir was a pioneer of reductive winemaking in Germany. The estate implements a gentle crush, a long skin contact, slow gentle pressing, and then ferments at warmer than customary fermentation temperatures in stainless steel. The wine is racked only once and very late. Müller-Catoir produces wines of outstanding transparency and density, and remains emblematic of Riesling at its most sophisticated.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVegan.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinemaker\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003ePhilipp David Catoir. 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Grüner Veltliner and Riesling make up 95% of the production with the remaining 5% shared between Weißburgunder and Roter Veltliner. Rudi Pichler belongs to the prestigious Vinea Wachau and vinifies under the strict parameters of their codex.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__remainder expanded\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYields are kept low between 30 and 35 hectoliters per hectare with botrytis carefully removed by hand.  Grapes are crushed by foot and receive between three and 36 hours of maceration on the skins. Vinification is entirely in stainless-steel tanks and malolactic fermentation is avoided.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHochrain, a name meaning \"high place,\" is a southeast-facing terraced vineyard in Wösendorf sitting between 200 and 300 meters of elevation. 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