Martin Müllen Trabener Würzgarten Spätlese***
€ 22,00 INC. VAT
Martin Mullen Trarbacher Huhnerberg Auslese
€ 39,00 INC. VAT
€ 29,00 INC. VAT
Sweet with balanced acidity, fruit and minerality.
Our vineyard in the Kröver Kirchlay with southern orientation has beautiful clay- and slate-rich soils. It is located about 140m above sea level and – although it was only created in 2008 – produces great noble sweet wines. They inspire with an exciting, enlively vivacity and liveliness. The well-weathered slate soils give the wines depth, fruitiness and something exhilarated lightness. Kirchlay wines are therefore very characterised and exciting.
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| Vintage | 2018 |
|---|---|
| Begin consume | 2023 |
| End Consume | 2030 |
| Size | 750ml |
| Color | White |
| Variety | Riesling |
| Closure | Cork |
| Alcohol % vol. | 8 – 9% |
| Category | Sweet |
| Producer | Martin Müllen |
| Designation | 3602, Auslese |
| Country | Germany |
| Region | Mosel |
| Sub-Region | Unknown |
| Appellation | Unknown |
| Typification | Regular |
| SKU | 3450148 |
| Categories | Dessert Wine, Regular |
This marries fruit from the uppermost of Müllen’s four terraces in Hühnerberg with fruit from below the terraced section (the same steep sector that yielded this year’s impressive “no star” Spätlese trocken). Pineapple, white peach and mint mingle on the nose with site-typical suggestions of woodsmoke. The silken palate is at once soothingly cooling and tinglingly invigorating, with sweetness supportively judged without trying to become a dominant player in its own right. Hints of quince and caramel point to advanced ripeness (with a trace of botrytis) and are gorgeously complemented by the wine’s textural richness and subtle sweetness on a lusciously lingering finish. The balance of richness with fresh fruit juiciness and the impeccable balance of sweetness are features I have generally missed in residually sweet Müllen bottlings of past vintages. (Whether or not this wine’s vineyard origins or the fact that it is the collection’s sole sweet Hühnerberg Spätlese account for its being labeled without stars, don’t let that mislead you – even if Müllen encourages this – to anticipate less than top quality.)
Heady, decadent perfume of lily, heliotrope and honeysuckle liquefy on a buoyant, polished palate that, thanks to an onrush of juicy fresh apple and grapefruit, exhibits more cut and freshness, albeit less flattering creaminess on the palate than does the corresponding Wehlener. This wine’s sense of vintage-typical richness is conveyed on the impressively sustained finish largely by floral perfume, while the fruit flavors continue to project surprising freshness.
