MĂŒller-Catoir Herzog Rieslaner Auslese 2021 (375ml)
Rieslaner is a cross between Sylvaner and Riesling developed in 1921. Despite being a lesser-known grape, this is one that plays an important role in the history of this Domaine. It was Hans-GĂŒnter Schwarz (the legendary cellar master that made the wines here from 1962 to 2002) who brought Rieslaner to MĂŒller-Catoir and planted it in the Herzog vineyard of Haardt. Schwarz made some fabled sweet wines from Herzog Rieslaner (which are nigh impossible to find) and since 2003 Franzen has enthusiastically taken up the torch. Rieslanerâs inclination to botrytis (even in dry years) whilst retaining its high acidity makes it MĂŒller-Catoirâs most reliable âsweet wineâ variety. Indeed, in 2020, this grape was the only variety to take on any botrytis at this address, and even then, only to a fairly limited extent.
Alcohol 11.5%; acidity 9.2 g/L; residual sugar 91.1 g/L.
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Rieslaner is a cross between Sylvaner and Riesling developed in 1921. Despite being a lesser-known grape, this is one that plays an important role in the history of this Domaine. It was Hans-GĂŒnter Schwarz (the legendary cellar master that made the wines here from 1962 to 2002) who brought Rieslaner to MĂŒller-Catoir and planted it in the Herzog vineyard of Haardt. Schwarz made some fabled sweet wines from Herzog Rieslaner (which are nigh impossible to find) and since 2003 Franzen has enthusiastically taken up the torch. Rieslanerâs inclination to botrytis (even in dry years) whilst retaining its high acidity makes it MĂŒller-Catoirâs most reliable âsweet wineâ variety. Indeed, in 2020, this grape was the only variety to take on any botrytis at this address, and even then, only to a fairly limited extent.
Alcohol 11.5%; acidity 9.2 g/L; residual sugar 91.1 g/L.
