Straw to light gold
Still White · VDP.Grosse Lage Pfalz · Pfalz
Dry Grosses Gewachs from the Gimmeldinger Mandelgarten: ripe peach, almond, salty slate and a long mineral close.
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Allow 35 minutes from open to pour.
Mandelgarten translates as 'almond garden' for the surrounding orchards; Muller-Catoir bottles the Grosse Lage Riesling alongside neighbouring Eselshaut and Vogelsang sites.
Structurally full-bodied, high acidity with a long finish. Dry Grosses Gewachs from the Gimmeldinger Mandelgarten: ripe peach, almond, salty slate and a long mineral close.
Drink 5 to 22 from vintage. Young vintages benefit from 30-90 minutes of decanting; mature bottles should be handled carefully for sediment.
Maultaschen in broth is the canonical pairing; Pretzel and Obatzda is the other strong match. Salty slate and citrus drive flatter the Swabian dumpling in clear broth.
No: the producer uses traditional animal-derived fining agents (typically egg whites or isinglass) during clarification, so the wine is not vegan.
The blend is Riesling. The wine is classified as VDP.Grosse Lage Pfalz.
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