Julia Bertram

Ahr | Dernau

For more than a century, Julia Bertram’s family has grown and made wine in the tiny, marginal Ahr Valley. When Julia took over the estate in 2017, she directed her focus first toward the cherished old family sites, where she organically farms a total of 6.8 hectares of precipitous slopes all planted to Spätburgunder (pinot noir, in German). “What makes our wines unique,” Julia explains, “is the combination of slate and Spätburgunder in such a northerly region.” Across the board, Julia’s wines impress with their slender elegance, their arresting coolness and clarity, and above all a precisely mapped sense of place.

Julia Bertram 2017 Dernauer Spätburgunder

This is from Julia’s home village and the Dernauer sites of Pfarrwingert (greywacke), Burggarten (weathered slate and gravel) and Hardtberg (greywacke). After cold maceration for up to a week, it is spontaneously fermented in large, German oak, that comes from near Klingenberg, Julia’s beau’s VDP estate in Churfranken. Elevage also occurs in German oak barrels for 12-15 months, followed by an additional 3 months in stainless steel before bottling.

Vintage: 2017
Variety: Pinot Noir
Classification: Ortswein
Country: Germany
Region: Ahr
Farming Practice: Conversion Organic
Vineyard: Hardtberg and Pfarrwingert
Soil: Greywacke and weathered slate
Elevage: 15 months neutral German oak, 3 months stainless steel
Vinification: Stainless steel, neutral German oak
Residual Sugar: 0.3
Bottle Size: 750 ml
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