{"id":3196,"count":36,"description":"<img class=\"winery-pic-category-desc rounded-corners-img alignright wp-image-219294 size-full\" title=\"Julia Bertram\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lebendigeweine.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/bertram_profile.webp\" alt=\"Julia Bertram in the Sonnenberg vineyard on the Ahr\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" \/>\n\nShe was German Wine Queen, he the son of a winemaking family from Mayscho\u00df \u2013 together, <strong>Julia Baltes<\/strong> (n\u00e9e Bertram) and <strong>Benedikt Baltes<\/strong> have built one of the most exciting estates on the Ahr. Julia bottled her first vintage in 2014, and the \u201cDiscovery of the Year\u201d award followed straight away.\n\nWhat do they do differently? <strong>Sp\u00e4tburgunder under 12 percent alcohol<\/strong> that still has depth and concentration. No chaptalisation, no fining, spontaneous fermentation in local oak, bottled unfiltered. 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Julia and Benedikt have turned that formula on its head. Their Sp\u00e4tburgunder is picked earlier, reaches a natural <strong>11 to 12 percent alcohol<\/strong> and still develops an elegance reminiscent of great Burgundy. As with <a href=\"\/en\/christmann\/\" title=\"Weingut Christmann - biodynamic wines from the Pfalz\">Christmann<\/a> in the Pfalz, the point is precision and origin, not power. The estate farms 7.5 hectares in the best sites of the Ahr Valley, fully certified organic since 2019. Yields are a modest 30 to 40 hectolitres per hectare \u2013 quality always comes first.<\/p>\n<p><img class=\"aligncenter wp-image-219295 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lebendigeweine.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/bertram_galerie1_ahrtal.webp\" alt=\"Bertram-Baltes vineyards in the Ahr Valley\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Slate and cool nights<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"\/en\/sorte\/pinot-noir-spaetburgunder\/\" title=\"Buy Sp\u00e4tburgunder natural wine\">Sp\u00e4tburgunder<\/a> finds ideal conditions here: <strong>weathered slate soils<\/strong> store the warmth of the day, while cool nights in the Ahr Valley preserve freshness. The result is wines of Burgundian finesse with a character all their own. The steep sites in Dernau, Ahrweiler and Mayscho\u00df demand that everything be done by hand \u2013 and reward the effort with grapes of singular concentration. Some parcels have gradients of up to 70 percent.<\/p>\n<p><img class=\"aligncenter wp-image-219296 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lebendigeweine.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/bertram_galerie2_schiefer.webp\" alt=\"Slate soils on the Ahr\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Permaculture on the steep slopes<\/h2>\n<p>For Julia and Benedikt, working organically is only the beginning. They follow the principles of <strong>permaculture<\/strong> and see the vineyard as a living habitat: trees grow between the vines, sheep take care of the soil, and instead of plastic, stakes of willow, acacia or other wood support the vines. This is how the biodiversity of the slopes is preserved.<\/p>\n<h2>Craft without compromise<\/h2>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lebendigeweine.de\/en\/ahrweiler-spaetburgunder-2021-bertram-baltes\/\">Ahrweiler Sp\u00e4tburgunder 2021<\/a> is a fine way into the world of Bertram-Baltes: sour cherry, wild raspberry and elderberry, taut and mineral at just 11 percent alcohol, with fine acidity and silky tannins. <strong>Spontaneous fermentation and 18 months of ageing in local oak<\/strong>, no fining, bottled unfiltered \u2013 every wine is a declaration of faith in craft. Single-vineyard wines such as the <a href=\"\/en\/dernauer-pfarrwingert-2023-bertram-baltes\/\" title=\"Buy Dernauer Pfarrwingert 2023\">Dernauer Pfarrwingert 2023<\/a> show the depth this philosophy can reach. The barrels come exclusively from German coopers, made from Franconian oak.<\/p>\n<h2>From the flood to a fresh start<\/h2>\n<p>The 2021 Ahr flood hit Dernau with full force. Cellars flooded, barrels swept away, vintages lost. Julia and Benedikt did not give up. With the support of fellow winemakers and wine lovers from all over Germany, they rebuilt the winery \u2013 <strong>without compromising on quality<\/strong>. The vintages since 2022 prove it: the wines are better than ever. Anyone drinking a <a href=\"\/en\/bertram-baltes-neuenahrer-sonnenberg-2022\/\" title=\"Buy Neuenahrer Sonnenberg 2022\">Neuenahrer Sonnenberg 2022<\/a> today tastes not only great Sp\u00e4tburgunder, but also the unbending will of a young generation of winemakers.<\/p>\n<\/div>","second_description_i18n":{"en":"<h2>Light-footed elegance instead of alcoholic heft<\/h2>\n\nOn the Ahr, the rule long held: the riper, the better. Julia and Benedikt have turned that formula on its head. Their Sp\u00e4tburgunder is picked earlier, reaches a natural <strong>11 to 12 percent alcohol<\/strong> and still develops an elegance reminiscent of great Burgundy. As with <a href=\"\/en\/christmann\/\" title=\"Weingut Christmann - biodynamic wines from the Pfalz\">Christmann<\/a> in the Pfalz, the point is precision and origin, not power. The estate farms 7.5 hectares in the best sites of the Ahr Valley, fully certified organic since 2019. Yields are a modest 30 to 40 hectolitres per hectare \u2013 quality always comes first.\n\n<img class=\"aligncenter wp-image-219295 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lebendigeweine.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/bertram_galerie1_ahrtal.webp\" alt=\"Bertram-Baltes vineyards in the Ahr Valley\" \/>\n\n<h2>Slate and cool nights<\/h2>\n\n<a href=\"\/en\/sorte\/pinot-noir-spaetburgunder\/\" title=\"Buy Sp\u00e4tburgunder natural wine\">Sp\u00e4tburgunder<\/a> finds ideal conditions here: <strong>weathered slate soils<\/strong> store the warmth of the day, while cool nights in the Ahr Valley preserve freshness. The result is wines of Burgundian finesse with a character all their own. The steep sites in Dernau, Ahrweiler and Mayscho\u00df demand that everything be done by hand \u2013 and reward the effort with grapes of singular concentration. Some parcels have gradients of up to 70 percent.\n\n<img class=\"aligncenter wp-image-219296 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lebendigeweine.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/bertram_galerie2_schiefer.webp\" alt=\"Slate soils on the Ahr\" \/>\n\n<h2>Permaculture on the steep slopes<\/h2>\n\nFor Julia and Benedikt, working organically is only the beginning. They follow the principles of <strong>permaculture<\/strong> and see the vineyard as a living habitat: trees grow between the vines, sheep take care of the soil, and instead of plastic, stakes of willow, acacia or other wood support the vines. This is how the biodiversity of the slopes is preserved.\n\n<h2>Craft without compromise<\/h2>\n\nThe <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lebendigeweine.de\/en\/ahrweiler-spaetburgunder-2021-bertram-baltes\/\">Ahrweiler Sp\u00e4tburgunder 2021<\/a> is a fine way into the world of Bertram-Baltes: sour cherry, wild raspberry and elderberry, taut and mineral at just 11 percent alcohol, with fine acidity and silky tannins. <strong>Spontaneous fermentation and 18 months of ageing in local oak<\/strong>, no fining, bottled unfiltered \u2013 every wine is a declaration of faith in craft. Single-vineyard wines such as the <a href=\"\/en\/dernauer-pfarrwingert-2023-bertram-baltes\/\" title=\"Buy Dernauer Pfarrwingert 2023\">Dernauer Pfarrwingert 2023<\/a> show the depth this philosophy can reach. The barrels come exclusively from German coopers, made from Franconian oak.\n\n<h2>From the flood to a fresh start<\/h2>\n\nThe 2021 Ahr flood hit Dernau with full force. Cellars flooded, barrels swept away, vintages lost. Julia and Benedikt did not give up. With the support of fellow winemakers and wine lovers from all over Germany, they rebuilt the winery \u2013 <strong>without compromising on quality<\/strong>. The vintages since 2022 prove it: the wines are better than ever. Anyone drinking a <a href=\"\/en\/bertram-baltes-neuenahrer-sonnenberg-2022\/\" title=\"Buy Neuenahrer Sonnenberg 2022\">Neuenahrer Sonnenberg 2022<\/a> today tastes not only great Sp\u00e4tburgunder, but also the unbending will of a young generation of winemakers.","fr":"<h2>L\u2019\u00e9l\u00e9gance a\u00e9rienne plut\u00f4t que la puissance de l\u2019alcool<\/h2>\n\nDans l\u2019Ahr, une r\u00e8gle a longtemps pr\u00e9valu : plus c\u2019est m\u00fbr, mieux c\u2019est. Julia et Benedikt ont renvers\u00e9 la formule. Leurs Sp\u00e4tburgunder sont vendang\u00e9s plus t\u00f4t, atteignent naturellement <strong>11 \u00e0 12 % d\u2019alcool<\/strong> et d\u00e9veloppent une \u00e9l\u00e9gance qui rappelle les grands bourgognes. Comme chez <a href=\"\/fr\/christmann\/\" title=\"Weingut Christmann - vins biodynamiques du Palatinat\">Christmann<\/a>, dans le Palatinat, tout est affaire de pr\u00e9cision et d\u2019origine, non de puissance. Le domaine exploite 7,5 hectares dans les meilleurs coteaux de la vall\u00e9e de l\u2019Ahr, enti\u00e8rement certifi\u00e9s bio depuis 2019. Les rendements restent modestes, de 30 \u00e0 40 hectolitres par hectare \u2013 la qualit\u00e9 passe toujours avant tout.\n\n<img class=\"aligncenter wp-image-219295 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lebendigeweine.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/bertram_galerie1_ahrtal.webp\" alt=\"Vignes de Bertram-Baltes dans la vall\u00e9e de l\u2019Ahr\" \/>\n\n<h2>Schiste et nuits fra\u00eeches<\/h2>\n\nLe <a href=\"\/fr\/sorte\/pinot-noir-spaetburgunder\/\" title=\"Acheter un Sp\u00e4tburgunder nature\">Sp\u00e4tburgunder<\/a> trouve ici des conditions id\u00e9ales : les <strong>sols de schiste alt\u00e9r\u00e9<\/strong> emmagasinent la chaleur du jour, et les nuits fra\u00eeches de la vall\u00e9e de l\u2019Ahr pr\u00e9servent la vivacit\u00e9 des raisins. Il en r\u00e9sulte des vins d\u2019une finesse bourguignonne, au caract\u00e8re bien \u00e0 eux. Les coteaux escarp\u00e9s de Dernau, d\u2019Ahrweiler et de Mayscho\u00df exigent un travail enti\u00e8rement manuel \u2013 et le r\u00e9compensent par des raisins d\u2019une concentration unique. Certaines parcelles affichent jusqu\u2019\u00e0 70 % de pente.\n\n<img class=\"aligncenter wp-image-219296 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lebendigeweine.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/bertram_galerie2_schiefer.webp\" alt=\"Sols de schiste dans l\u2019Ahr\" \/>\n\n<h2>La permaculture sur les coteaux escarp\u00e9s<\/h2>\n\nPour Julia et Benedikt, travailler en bio n\u2019est qu\u2019un point de d\u00e9part. Ils s\u2019inspirent des principes de la <strong>permaculture<\/strong> et con\u00e7oivent le vignoble comme un milieu vivant : des arbres poussent entre les rangs, des moutons entretiennent les sols et, au lieu du plastique, des piquets en saule, en acacia ou en d\u2019autres bois soutiennent les ceps. C\u2019est ainsi que la biodiversit\u00e9 des coteaux est pr\u00e9serv\u00e9e.\n\n<h2>Un artisanat sans compromis<\/h2>\n\nL\u2019<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lebendigeweine.de\/fr\/ahrweiler-spaetburgunder-2021-bertram-baltes\/\">Ahrweiler Sp\u00e4tburgunder 2021<\/a> est une belle porte d\u2019entr\u00e9e dans l\u2019univers de Bertram-Baltes : griotte, framboise sauvage et sureau, tendu et min\u00e9ral avec seulement 11 % d\u2019alcool, une acidit\u00e9 fine et des tanins soyeux. <strong>Fermentation spontan\u00e9e et 18 mois d\u2019\u00e9levage en ch\u00eane local<\/strong>, pas de collage, mise en bouteille sans filtration \u2013 chaque vin est une profession de foi artisanale. Les vins parcellaires comme le <a href=\"\/fr\/dernauer-pfarrwingert-2023-bertram-baltes\/\" title=\"Acheter le Dernauer Pfarrwingert 2023\">Dernauer Pfarrwingert 2023<\/a> montrent la profondeur que peut atteindre cette philosophie. Les f\u00fbts proviennent exclusivement de tonneliers allemands et sont taill\u00e9s dans du ch\u00eane de Franconie.\n\n<h2>De la crue au nouveau d\u00e9part<\/h2>\n\nLa crue de l\u2019Ahr de 2021 a frapp\u00e9 Dernau de plein fouet. Caves inond\u00e9es, f\u00fbts emport\u00e9s, mill\u00e9simes perdus. Julia et Benedikt n\u2019ont pas baiss\u00e9 les bras. Avec le soutien de confr\u00e8res et d\u2019amateurs de vin de toute l\u2019Allemagne, ils ont reconstruit le domaine \u2013 <strong>sans transiger sur la qualit\u00e9<\/strong>. Les mill\u00e9simes depuis 2022 le prouvent : les vins n\u2019ont jamais \u00e9t\u00e9 aussi bons. Qui boit aujourd\u2019hui un <a href=\"\/fr\/bertram-baltes-neuenahrer-sonnenberg-2022\/\" title=\"Acheter le Neuenahrer Sonnenberg 2022\">Neuenahrer Sonnenberg 2022<\/a> go\u00fbte non seulement un grand Sp\u00e4tburgunder, mais aussi la volont\u00e9 inflexible d\u2019une jeune g\u00e9n\u00e9ration de vignerons.","it":"<h2>Eleganza leggiadra al posto della potenza alcolica<\/h2>\n\nSull\u2019Ahr, a lungo, la regola \u00e8 stata: pi\u00f9 maturo, meglio \u00e8. Julia e Benedikt hanno ribaltato questa formula. I loro Sp\u00e4tburgunder vengono vendemmiati prima, raggiungono naturalmente <strong>tra l\u201911 e il 12 per cento di alcol<\/strong> e sviluppano un\u2019eleganza che ricorda i grandi Borgogna. Come da <a href=\"\/it\/christmann\/\" title=\"Weingut Christmann - vini biodinamici del Palatinato\">Christmann<\/a> nel Palatinato, contano precisione e provenienza, non potenza. L\u2019azienda coltiva 7,5 ettari nei migliori vigneti della valle dell\u2019Ahr, interamente certificati biologici dal 2019. Le rese restano modeste, tra i 30 e i 40 ettolitri per ettaro \u2013 la qualit\u00e0 viene sempre prima di tutto.\n\n<img class=\"aligncenter wp-image-219295 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lebendigeweine.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/bertram_galerie1_ahrtal.webp\" alt=\"Vigneti di Bertram-Baltes nella valle dell\u2019Ahr\" \/>\n\n<h2>Ardesia e notti fresche<\/h2>\n\nLo <a href=\"\/it\/sorte\/pinot-noir-spaetburgunder\/\" title=\"Acquista Sp\u00e4tburgunder naturale\">Sp\u00e4tburgunder<\/a> trova qui condizioni ideali: i <strong>suoli di ardesia disgregata<\/strong> accumulano il calore del giorno, mentre le notti fresche della valle dell\u2019Ahr ne preservano la vivacit\u00e0. Il risultato sono vini di finezza borgognona, dal carattere tutto proprio. I vigneti ripidi di Dernau, Ahrweiler e Mayscho\u00df richiedono un lavoro interamente manuale \u2013 e lo ripagano con uve di una concentrazione unica. Alcune parcelle raggiungono pendenze fino al 70 per cento.\n\n<img class=\"aligncenter wp-image-219296 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lebendigeweine.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/bertram_galerie2_schiefer.webp\" alt=\"Suoli di ardesia sull\u2019Ahr\" \/>\n\n<h2>Permacultura sui pendii ripidi<\/h2>\n\nPer Julia e Benedikt lavorare in biologico \u00e8 solo il punto di partenza. Si ispirano ai principi della <strong>permacultura<\/strong> e intendono il vigneto come un habitat vivo: tra i filari crescono alberi, le pecore si occupano della cura del suolo e, al posto della plastica, pali di salice, acacia o altri legni sostengono le viti. Cos\u00ec si preserva la biodiversit\u00e0 dei pendii.\n\n<h2>Artigianato senza compromessi<\/h2>\n\nL\u2019<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lebendigeweine.de\/it\/ahrweiler-spaetburgunder-2021-bertram-baltes\/\">Ahrweiler Sp\u00e4tburgunder 2021<\/a> \u00e8 un ottimo punto d\u2019ingresso nel mondo di Bertram-Baltes: amarena, lampone selvatico e sambuco, teso e minerale con appena l\u201911 per cento di alcol, acidit\u00e0 fine e tannino setoso. <strong>Fermentazione spontanea e 18 mesi di affinamento in rovere locale<\/strong>, nessuna chiarifica, imbottigliamento senza filtrazione \u2013 ogni vino \u00e8 una dichiarazione di fede nell\u2019artigianato. I vini di singolo vigneto come il <a href=\"\/it\/dernauer-pfarrwingert-2023-bertram-baltes\/\" title=\"Acquista Dernauer Pfarrwingert 2023\">Dernauer Pfarrwingert 2023<\/a> mostrano quale profondit\u00e0 possa raggiungere questa filosofia. Le botti provengono esclusivamente da bottai tedeschi e sono in rovere della Franconia.\n\n<h2>Dall\u2019alluvione a un nuovo inizio<\/h2>\n\nL\u2019alluvione dell\u2019Ahr del 2021 ha colpito Dernau con tutta la sua violenza. Cantine allagate, botti trascinate via, annate perdute. Julia e Benedikt non si sono arresi. Con il sostegno di colleghi e appassionati di vino da tutta la Germania hanno ricostruito la cantina \u2013 <strong>senza compromessi sulla qualit\u00e0<\/strong>. Le annate dal 2022 in poi lo dimostrano: i vini sono migliori che mai. Chi oggi beve un <a href=\"\/it\/bertram-baltes-neuenahrer-sonnenberg-2022\/\" title=\"Acquista Neuenahrer Sonnenberg 2022\">Neuenahrer Sonnenberg 2022<\/a> non assaggia soltanto un grande Sp\u00e4tburgunder, ma anche la volont\u00e0 indomita di una giovane generazione di vignaioli."},"parent_name":"Ahr","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lebendigeweine.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_cat\/3196","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lebendigeweine.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_cat"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lebendigeweine.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/taxonomies\/product_cat"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lebendigeweine.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_cat\/2314"}],"wp:post_type":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lebendigeweine.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product?product_cat=3196"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}