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Spätburgunder "Handwerk", Julia Bertram - 2018

Name: Spätburgunder "Handwerk", Julia Bertram
Brand: Bertram
SKU: 42477
Price: 28.96 USD
Availability: OutOfStock

Item # 42477 750mL

The Ahr region, the smallest viticultural region in Germany, is a picturesque area flanked by steep vineyard-wrapped mountains. Best-known for their red wines, the majority of vines are planted to Pinot Noir, or Spätburgunder. This comes from old vines of massale planted vineyards which are abundant with cover crops, allowing for a more diverse biological composition of soil. After a 3 day cold soak, fermenation starts spontaneously in open wood and steel tanks. The Handwerk cuvée spends an additional 6 months aging in steel on the lees.

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Color

Red

Vintage

2018

Country

Germany

Region

Ahr

Producer

Bertram

Grape Variety

Pinot Noir

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Staff Pick Notes

Light reds work wonders with food pairings. They're just right every time. Here's a particularly crisp red from the Ahr River Valley. It's one of Germany's smallest wine regions and the majority of its vines are planted to Pinot Noir (Spätburgunder). It's an anomaly in white wine land. Obscure as it may be, it's a real find for cool-climate red wines. Julia Bertram comes from a family of winemakers here and shares in the enthusiasm. As she put it, “to grow up along the Ahr is to be infected early with the passion for Spätburgunder.” The "Handwerk" is sourced from younger vineyards in the Ahr Valley and is vinified with partial stem inclusion and aged in neutral oak. It's full of red berries and subtle spice atop forest floor and morels. Very slender with a sharp acidity. An elegant red for a cool evening.

- TD

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