Huber
Located in Baden, Germany's most southerly wine region, Bernhard Huber and his wife began bottling their wines in 1987 after taking control of the family estate. Previously, Huber's father had sold grapes to the local cooperative. Now, his wines are recognized among Germany's finest.
The vineyard area totals 26 hectares with holdings in Bienenberg (Malterdingen) and a handfull of other sites. 70 % is planted with Pinot Noir, known as Spatburgunder in Germany, while the rest is Chardonnay, Pinot Blanc, Pinot Gris and a handful of indigenous varieties. With Burgundy as a model and its winemakers as mentors, Huber evolved his winemaking style to emulate that great region; using whole bunches in ferments, limiting yields to increase concentration, procuring French oak from Francois Freres and acquiring up to fifteen Burgundian Pinot Noir clones to blend with his German ones.
Sadly, Bernhard Huber passed away in 2014, but his incredible vision and contribution to German wine and to Pinot Noir as a varietal is not loosing speed anytime soon.
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