Haardt

Wine from Haardt comes out of Pfalz, Germany, where it sits as a sub-region.

Riesling leads the plantings, with Scheurebe, Rieslaner and Pinot Noir alongside it.

Vines root into sandstone.

The climate is continental, running high sunshine.

The vineyards themselves read as forested.

Dry white wine and sweet white wine is what the region is known for, and in the glass it shows complex and full-bodied, exhibiting notes of rich and ripe fruits and balanced acidity.

Quality is codified by the Grosse Lage, which is worth reading off the label.

Producers worth knowing include Müller-Catoir.

Pour them alongside seafood, poultry and asian cuisine.

Serve at 8 to 10°C.

In the glass.

Dry white: Complex and full-bodied.

Sweet white: Exhibiting notes of rich, Ripe fruits and balanced acidity.

Grapes planted here.

Classifications.

• Grosse Lage

Producers worth knowing.

Bottles to look for.

• Michael Andres Deidesheim Haardter Chardonnay, Pfalz, Germany
• Michael Andres Deidesheim Haardter Spatburgunder, Pfalz, Germany
• Muller-Catoir Haardt Scheurebe, Pfalz, Germany
• Muller-Catoir Haardt Spatburgunder Trocken, Pfalz, Germany
• Muller-Catoir Haardt Weissburgunder Trocken, Pfalz, Germany
• Muller-Catoir Haardter Burgergarten 'Im Breumel' Riesling Grosses Gewachs, Pfalz, Germany
• Muller-Catoir Haardter Burgergarten Muskateller Trocken, Pfalz, Germany
• Muller-Catoir Haardter Burgergarten Rieslaner Beerenauslese, Pfalz, Germany

At the table.

• seafood
• poultry
• Asian cuisine

Serving and cellaring.

• Serve at 8 to 10°C.

Nearby regions.

Haardt: common questions

More from here: every wine region in Germany, or the wider Pfalz guide.