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Blauer Spätburgunder – Weingut Karl H. Johner
In 1985 after ten years abroad Karl Heinz Johner and his wife Irene founded a little Weingut (Estate) in their home village "Bischoffingen" in the Kaiserstuhl.
His focus was on the Burgundian styles - wines full of structure and pure elegance. Despite having to overcome problems relating to winemaking in the Kaiserstuhl and German wine laws the young Weingut soon established himself as a pioneer of a new German winestyle recognised as being of an International class. Today "Weingut Karl H Johner" is considered one of the best Estates in Germany and is recognised amongst most wine experts.
The Kaiserstuhl, a volcanic island in the Rhine Valley, has an ideal climate for growing wine. Because of the mineral volcanic ash soils the vines grow in a unique terroir.
The Pinot Noir SJ comes from special vineyards growing on these volcanic ash soils. Selective picking by hand, careful and gentle processing, a constant monitoring of the fermentation using modern equipment, and maturing contributes to obtain quality from the vineyard to the bottle.
Soil: volcanic ash
Grape varieties: Pinot Noir
Average age of vines: 10-30 years
Harvest method: handpicking
Winemaking: Four weeks of skin contact fermentation 100% destemmed and a malolactic fermentation half a year later
Ageing: in 100% new oak barrels for 18-21 months
Weingut Karl H. Johner
Gartenstraße 20
D-79235 Vogtsburg - Bischoffingen
Tel. 07662 6041
Fax 07662 8380
info@johner.de
www.johner.de