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A few weeks after the frost, which hit some young shoots hard, spring returns with typical April weather.

On April 22, 2024, we invited selected retailers, restaurateurs and experts from the world of wine to our manor house in Mandelring. With culinary accompaniment from Meinolf Sachse, Restaurant Mandelhof, we presented a selection of our current range as well as some rarities from the treasure chamber in 5 flights.

Flight I
2022 MC Weißburgunder | 2022 MC Riesling | 2022 Haardt Riesling
- Goat cheese praline in almond coating and apple and pear chutney -

Flight II
2022 MC Scheurebe | 2022 Haardt Scheurebe | 2022 Haardt Muskateller
- Marinated salmon with cucumber and fennel salad & lime cream -

Flight III
2022 Neustadt "V" Riesling | 2022 Bürgergarten "Im Breumel" GG | 2014 Herrenletten Weißburgunder | 2019 Neustadt "V" Pinot Noir
- Cold slices of roast beef with port wine reduction, brioche & horseradish -

Flight IV
Bürgergarten Riesling vertical 2020 | 2018 | 2016 | 2014
- Spicy meatball with confit asparagus -

Flight V
2022 Mandelgarten Riesling Spätlese | 2015 Bürgergarten "Im Breumel" Spätlese | 2017 Herzog Rieslaner Auslese | 2018 Schlössel Rieslaner Trockenbeerenauslese
- Duet of almond cake & honey-rosemary cream -

Tasting list

Based on the 2019 vintage, our two new sparkling wines (Weißburgunder brut & Riesling brut) come with a crisp freshness, creamy texture and powerful bouquet.
Produced according to the "methóde traditionelle" with separate pressing fractions (to process only the best for our base wine), gentle pressing, 36-month yeast ageing and traditional bottle fermentation.
The result is a sparkling wine full of character and depth, which promises a lot of fun in the glass and is an excellent companion for any situation.

Spring is coming... And while things are slowly getting going again outside, in the cellar we’re making the final touches to the 2023 vintage before it’s bottled.

Spring awakening in our Grand Cru site Neustadter Vogelsang. Gradually the vines wake up from hibernation, in time for spring. We have an eventful and big year ahead of us...

Sunday, November 12, 2023 | Tasting: Collection 2022 (white wines vintage 2022 & red wines vintage 2021) | Musical accompaniment: Andrea Baur (lute) | Culinary accompaniment: Meinolf Sachse (Mandelhof) | Photography: Anna Wojtas

Verkostungsliste

On October 21, Colors of Food Supper Club took place in our Beletage. Supper Club is a one-time, often at home but also other special locations. In this case at winery Müller-Catoir. 

Pairing the autumn atmosphere we created a five-course menu, inspired by asian, oriental and french cuisine. 

Menu and Wine Pairing:
Beetroot-wasabi terrine with smoked eel and hazelnut
2022 Neustadt "V" Riesling | VDP. Ortswein dry
Shiitake-dashi with mushroom-tofu-cabbage-wantan
2021 Herrenletten Weissburgunder | VDP. Erste Lage dry
Cod with curry pumpkin puree, pickled pumpkin, spinat emulsion, lotus root and miso beurre blanc
2020 Haardt Scheurebe | VDP. Ortswein dry
Braised beef shoulder with Ras-El-Hanout jus, cauliflower puree, roasted cauliflower, promegranate and vanilla carrots
2021 Neustadt "V" Spätburgunder | VDP. Ortswein dry
Cheesecake Brûlée with pumpkin spice ice cream, Amarettini crumble und blueberry compote
2022 Gimmeldingen Riesling Kabinett | VDP Ortswein fruity sweet

Initiator and organizer:

Colors of Food

Musical accompaniment:

Heiko Duffner (guitar)

We mourn our father and senior partner Jakob Heinrich Catoir, who died on Monday, September 11, 2023 at the age of 83.

Together with his cellar master Hans-Günter Schwarz, in whom he had found a congenial partner over decades, Jakob Heinrich Catoir made the Müller-Catoir winery a model business and led it to the forefront of German winemaking. As numerous companions can confirm, his hard work, meticulousness and uncompromising attitude were exemplary and legendary. In its pursuit of quality, the Palatinate was ahead of its time and thus laid the foundation for the high reputation that Müller-Catoir enjoys in the wine world today.

The funeral service will take place on Thursday, September 28, 2023, at 2 p.m. in the Protestant Church in Neustadt-Haardt.

PFALZ RIESLING PERFECTION: Stuart Pigott (JamesSuckling.com) has released his tasting notes for this year! Another record-breaking top ratings for our collection! 91-97 points (average rating: 94.6)! Full tasting report

At the reception of Franz Duke of Bavaria, head of the House of Wittelsbach, at Nymphenburg Palace on the occasion of the wedding of Ludwig Prince of Bavaria, great-great-grandson of the last Bavarian King Ludwig III, and Sophie-Alexandra Evekink on May 20, 2023, the 2020 Mussbach Pinot Noir was the wine to accompany it served by Müller-Catoir.

Around 1,000 guests attended the Wittelsbach wedding, including many relatives and representatives of well-known families such as the Esterhazy, Habsburg, Saxe-Coburg, Fugger and Liechtenstein families. The wedding ceremony took place in Munich's Theatinerkirche and was performed by Cardinal Marx.