Awards
2024: VG – Verdens Gang (one of Norway’s leading daily newspapers) | Vinguiden | "Wine Picks of the Week: Pinot Noir – The Best Wines" | Sara Døscher: 91/100 points, Die roll: 6 (highest score): "You simply can't get enough of this. A highly elegant Pinot Noir! Wow, it is stunning. Silk and velvet all at once. Delicate yet powerful—isn't that a contradiction? Not with this wine. Müller-Catoir’s Mussbach Pinot Noir is a delicate, nuanced wine that makes time stand still for a brief moment. A bit like a soap bubble—you almost fear it might burst and vanish. But it doesn’t; the aroma and flavor simply linger, growing ever more intense. The more time this wine spends in the glass, the more it opens up. Like a rose. After a few minutes in the glass, the aromas and flavor nuances truly emerge—so floral, so perfumed, so intense! An incredibly concentrated and powerful Pinot, in the best possible sense. You simply can't get enough of it. Layer upon layer of sweet-tart red fruit: cranberries, plums, raspberries, freshly crushed strawberries, pomegranate, sage, lavender, and black tea. A hint of roses and spicy wood notes. So rich, so romantic. Müller-Catoir proves once again that Pinot Noir outside of Burgundy is more than justified. A 'wow' wine for candlelight and long, contemplative moments."
2023: Dagens Næringsliv (Norway's most important business and financial newspaper): 90/100 "A real bargain of a red wine can be found in the 2023 vintage of Mussbach Spätburgunder from the Pfalz producer Müller-Catoir. A classic and delicate Pinot that offers outstanding value for money. This may well be the best red wine buy of the summer." | Terry Theise (The World of Fine Wine): "Müller-Catoir’s status as a Spätburgunder producer must be considered elite. These wines are world-class!"
2020: Wine accompaniment at the reception of Franz Duke of Bavaria, head of the House of Wittelsbach, in 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, Munich, May 20, 2023.
