A refined Spätburgunder from the Ahr Valley that demonstrates remarkable depth and concentration at just 11.5% ABV. A dry red wine of Burgundian elegance, bearing the distinctive signature of this young estate.
Muted garnet red, almost opaque to the rim with delicate violet highlights.
Nose
Cassis, wild raspberries and herbs meet tree bark and cocoa; with air, cool mineral and floral notes emerge.
Palate
Vibrant and silky with sweet fruit, polished tannins and cool minerality; refined and multi-layered.
Character
A light-footed yet profound Spätburgunder with Burgundian finesse and excellent ageing potential – a wine built for the long term.
Pairing
Lobster with shellfish sauce and wild rice cake, rabbit pot-au-feu with truffle and potato gratin, or fresh goat’s cheese with cassis jelly.
Notes
Hand-harvested grapes from steep slopes with weathered slate soils, spontaneously fermented in casks of local oak, bottled unfined and unfiltered. The estate has been fully organic since 2020 and was successfully rebuilt following the 2021 Ahr floods.
Tasting note
Colour & appearance
Muted garnet red, almost opaque to the rim, with violet highlights at the edge of the glass. More depth than one would expect from a light Spätburgunder.
Nose
Cassis and wild raspberries, accompanied by wild herbs, tree bark and a hint of cocoa. With air, cool, mineral notes and a floral perfume come to the fore – a seducer in the glass.
Palate
Lively, silky and full of finesse. The sweet fruit meets polished tannins and a cool, vibrant minerality – a wine that glides rather than pushes, and will be a joy with fine cuisine.
Finish
Long, cool and precise on the finish – no compromise, despite the 11.5% abv.
Terroir & origin
The wine comes from the steep slopes of the Ahr Valley (up to 70% gradient in certain parcels, entirely hand-worked), where weathered slate soils store heat and cool nights preserve freshness. The result: Burgundian finesse with a distinctive Ahr character.
Grape variety & vinification
Pinot Noir / Spätburgunder. This artisanal interpretation employs spontaneous fermentation in local oak (Franconian oak from German coopers) and is bottled unfined and unfiltered – all combined with an early harvest to achieve natural lightness.
Food recommendations
With lobster with shellfish sauce and wild rice cake, with rabbit pot-au-feu with truffle and potato gratin, or with fresh goat’s cheese, cassis jelly and baguette. Multi-layered cuisine, not merely an accompaniment.
Special features
That it immediately lives up to its reputation as discovery of the year – while doing without any chaptalisation – demonstrates that Bertram-Baltes prove lightness need not mean lightweight. Some vineyards replanted after the 2021 floods reveal their concentration here.
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