The Saar has always been ground zero for the most delicate, mineral driven and laser beam focused wines in the world. Much of these ancient, super steep and very cold sites were abandoned in the... Read More

The Saar has always been ground zero for the most delicate, mineral driven and laser beam focused wines in the world. Much of these ancient, super steep and very cold sites were abandoned in the 20th century due to their difficult vintages and high cost of production. But it remained famous thanks to the great Egon Muller and now is home to a some of the most electric wines on the planet.

Stefan farms 10 hectares of hillsides, full of vines along with a diverse biosphere thanks to his strict avoidance of herbicides and pesticides. His sites are diverse and depicted topographically on each label. The most well-known is Krettnacher Altenberg—mainly blue slate and the local green slate known as Diabas (Zilliken has vines here). Their largest holding is the Euchariusberg (home to Falkenstein) where they have 5 hectares of vines planted in 1944 and 1964. Along with old, ungrafted vines on red slate parcels in Niedermennig.

There is no recipe in the cellar with each vintage and site dictating its usage of tank or barrel, sweet or dry, fermented with wild yeasts and completely singular. The wines at Müller are exquisitely balanced, succulent, wildly aromatic, unapologetically ripe, and true to the Saar.