De Muller

In the mid-nineteenth century, August de Muller and Ruinart de Brimont, member of a well-known family of Alsatian winemakers, founded the De Muller winery. Soon known for the quality of its wines, the winery belonged to the De Muller family until 1995, when it was sold to the Martorell family. In 1999, the De Muller winery acquired the Cochs S.A. distillery and began producing "Vermut de Reus." In 1942, His Holiness Pope Tabasini visited the De Muller winery to celebrate Mass and confered upon the company the right to craft Sacramental wine. Later, His Holiness Pope John XXIII and the Vatican Council cancelled those contracts. Nevertheless, the De Muller wines are still widely enjoyed by the Christian community worldwide.

Nowadays, the facilities of the De Muller winery are located in “Mas de Valls”, a estate in DO Tarragona, where the company produces red wines, white wines, Sacramental wines, liquors and vermouths. The De Muller winery also owns the “Mas de les Pusses” estate in El Molar, a town belonging to the world-famous Priorat DOQ. Besides, the De Muller winery also crafts wines in DO Terra Alta.

A distinguishing feature of the production of bodega De Muller are its "Solera" wines. This Spanish white wine is crafted from a coupage of Muscat, Grenache and White Grenache, aged in rows of different-aged vats. The process begins with the wine aging in French oak barrels. After a series of transfers, the last stage is the ageing of the "Solera" wine in ancient sherry casks, the oldest of which dates back to 1851.

Bodega De Muller grows the Spanish red varieties Carignan, Tempranillo, Grenache and Hairy Grenache, and also the international red varieties Syrah, Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon and Pinot Noir. Beside the three mentioned above, the white varieties are Chardonnay, Xarel·lo and Macabeo.

Gemma Martínez, the current enologist of the De Muller winery, crafts over 25 different wines. Though she always keeps an eye on the past, Gemma is always exploring new vinification styles and using the latest technologies.

• Year of foundation: 1891
• Address: Camí de la Pedra Estela, 34
• City: Reus
  
• Province: Tarragona
• Zip code: 43205
  
• Country: Spain
• Phone number: 34 977 757 473
  
• www.demuller.es
• Guided tours? Si
• Wine tourism services?  No

Designation of origin:

Tarragona, Priorat, Terra Alta.

Red wine varieties:

Carignan, Grenache, Tempranillo, Hairy Grenache, Syrah, Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon.

White wine varieties:

Muscat, White Grenache, Chardonnay, Xarel·lo, Macabeo.