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Michael Andres
The Mäushöhle is one of the last terraced vineyards in the Palatinate. Michael Andres cultivates 0.45 hectares on steep slopes that others would have abandoned long ago. He has been working alone on his 7-hectare vineyard in Ruppertsberg since 1993 and has been certified biodynamic since 2006. His wines are made from red sandstone vineyards in the Mittelhaardt region - characterised by manual labour, wild yeasts and the avoidance of anything superfluous.
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Terraces that fulfil other tasks
The Deidesheimer Mäushöhle is located where the Mittelhaardt becomes steep. While terraced vineyards have been levelled and abandoned all around, Michael Andres is holding on to his 0.45 hectares. Red sandstone in south-east exposure, one of the highest locations in the region. The Mäus Cave on the Church Hill shows what this location can do: a Riesling of mineral precision that tastes of wet stone and lemon zest.
N for: no compromises
The N-line stands for Natural, No Filtration, No Limits, Next Level. Here Andres experiments with small batches and wild yeasts, spontaneous fermentation without additives. The wines are sometimes oxidative, sometimes characterised by tannins, sometimes reductive and closed. The Hochseel equestrian trail -N- from the single vineyard in the Ruppertsberger Reiterpfad demonstrates this philosophy: unadorned, unfiltered, lively.
Seven hectares, one winegrower
Michael Andres founded his winery in 1993 and deliberately kept it small. Seven hectares in five individual locationsThe Reiterpfad, Herrgottsacker, Mäushöhle, Kieselberg and Leinhöhle. He works alone, knows every vine and reads by hand. For him, biodynamic cultivation since 2006 means horsetail tea against fungi, horn manure in spring and a lunar calendar for the harvest - without esotericism, with pragmatism.
Sparkling wine with your partner
In addition to his still wines, Michael Andres also runs the Steffen Mugler the sparkling wine estate Andres & Mugler. Methode Traditionnelle sparkling wines are based on the same quality philosophy: Precision before mass, Character before favour. The professional exchange with his partner helps both of them to progress. Daughter Elena is now also working in the business - the next generation is ready and waiting.
Michael Andres' wines are not mass-produced. They taste like work, like conviction, like Coloured sandstone and wild yeast. The Chardonnay -N- also expresses this signature in the Burgundy family: unadorned, vibrant, with the tension between fruit and minerality.