Our VDP.Weingut Matthias Müller is located in Spay, in the heart of the UNESCO World Heritage Site Upper Middle Rhine Valley, one of Germany’s smallest and most spectacular wine regions. Winemaking has been part of our family history since 1678.
Today, we cultivate approximately 17 hectares of vineyards, with one clear focus: Riesling from the steep slate slopes of the Bopparder Hamm.
With gradients ranging from 30 to 70% and challenging vineyard plots, viticulture in the Middle Rhine (Mittelrhein) is truly a matter of hard work and craftsmanship.
Yet what these steep slopes demand of us physically, they reward us with in the quality and character of our wines. And that is precisely why we are passionate about cultivating these extraordinary vineyards.
Our vineyards in the Bopparder Hamm are spread across five individual sites: Engelstein, Ohlenberg, Feuerlay, Mandelstein and Fässerlay.
The predominantly south-facing slopes benefit from long hours of sunshine, often extending well into the evening.
Together with the Rhine River and the heat-retaining slate soils, they create a distinctive microclimate that shapes the unique character of our wines.
For us, the Middle Rhine is much more than a romantic river landscape. It is our home, a place of exceptionally steep slopes and extremely labour-intensive viticulture.
Everything we do is driven by one ambition: to capture the distinctive character of the Middle Rhine and its slate vineyards as authentically and purely as possible in every glass.
We love Riesling. Its freshness, elegance and juiciness, its delicate fruit aromas and its remarkable ability to express its origin with precision make it the ideal grape variety for the Middle Rhine.
Our goal is to craft distinctive, handcrafted, mineral-driven wines that truly reflect where they come from: the slate soils, the steep slopes and the Bopparder Hamm – unmistakably Middle Rhine.