Stefan Vetter - Muller Thurgau 2021 (750ml)

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Producer Stefan Vetter
Country Germany
Region Franken
Varietal Muller Thurgau
Vintage 2021
Size 750ml

Stefan Vetter Description

Stefan Vetter is punk rock. He has done nothing that has even the slightest commercial logic to it. His old friend Andreas Adam (of the celebrated Mosel estate A.J. Adam) must shake his head, watching Stefan, like a wild hermit, run himself up into the terraced vineyards of Franconia. Yet from a scant few hectares of old terraced vineyards, Stefan is redefining what Sylvaner can be. These are quite simply the greatest Sylvaners I’ve ever tasted, from anywhere, ever. Stefan is at the forefront of the natural wine movement in Germany. As such, he farms both organically and biodynamically, working only old vines in steep, terraced sites. Pressing is done gently and can take four to six hours. The juice may see a short bit of skin contact, but for the most part it is just moved directly into old barrels. Stefan has bought 300 and 600-liter barrels from Stockinger. During the elevage, the wine is topped off but that’s about it. The wines are bottled without fining or filtering.

Wine Notes: One of Stefan’s rare entry-level wines – note, there is no entry-level Sylvaner this vintage. The MT is Stefan’s only wine to see stainless steel to retain its youthful brightness and, energy and sunny florality.
Müller-Thurgau gets a horrible wrap. No, it will not reach the heights of the greatest wines, but neither is it the bland, watery nonsense that most people think it is. Skin contact, especially, seems to imbue Müller with a beautiful florality, like sweet, fine lees gently mixed with honeysuckle and cantaloupe. Vetter has perfected this style, with garden-fresh aromatics that are detailed and expansive. On the palate, the wine has a tart grip, citrus and grapefruit skins, with a peppy acid. A joyous bottle of wine. Not profound, just delicious. About 15ppm SO2 only at bottling; not fined or filtered.

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