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 2018 Spätburgunder "Handwerk"

Julia Bertram’s Handwerk is sourced from younger vines in several Ahr Valley vineyards, grown organically as are all of Julia’s vines. Partial stem inclusion with a cold-soak maceration until spontaneous fermentation starts, then pressed and aged for 15 months in neutral French oak from Meyer-Näkel.

  • 2018
  • Pinot Noir
  • QbA
  • Germany
  • Ahr
  • Conversion Organic
  • Blue Slate, greywacke and loam
  • 15 months neutral German oak, 3 months stainless steel
  • neutral German oak
  • 0.9
  • 750 ml

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