Julia Bertram 2017 Rosenthal Spätburgunder
The Rosenthal vineyard is around the hill from the Ahrweiler Forstberg, which Julia considers a premier cru. Whereas the Forstberg is more sandy loam soils in the slate, the Rosenthal is pure Devonian slate with quartz. Here, Julia has 35-year old pinot, planted to “stuber”—a local Ahr clone of pinot noir. The grapes see a cold maceration, followed by ambient yeast fermentation which lasts about a week. After pressing the wine completes fermentation and ages in 300L German oak from the forest near Klingenberg in Churfranken, 50% of which is new. Elevage lasts approximately 15 months in barrel before the wine sees an additional 3 months in stainless steel. This is world-class pinot noir with few peers. It is a statement on the achievement of what this noble grape can show at these latitudes.
- 2017
- Pinot Noir
- Germany
- Ahr
- Rosenthal
- South
- Devonian Slate with quartz
- Conversion Organic
- Stainless steel, German oak barrel (50% new)
- 15 months German oak barrel (50% new), 3 months stainless steel
- 13%
- 6.5 g/L
- 0.2 g/L
- 24 g/L
- Yes
- 750 ml
- Red
- 4260485220089
- $85.00