Baden Pinot Noir (Spatburgunder)

Pinot Noir 2007, ‘Kaiserstühl’

Karl H. Johner
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£12.50
If you like Burgundy or New Zealand Pinot Noir then you’ll love this offering from Baden in Germany.

Aromatic cherry and strawberry fruits and a hint of savoury spice and a creamy mouth-feel give this wine a pleasant bit of grip and backbone and satisfying warmth, yet it is a smooth and pure medium-bodied wine with excellent structure.

In Germany Pinot Noir is known as Spatburgunder. They are one and the same grape. Baden is an area of exceptional potential and great small, quality conscious producers like Karl Johner are realising that potential.
It is an interesting point that Baden's strong culinary focus means the quality wines are produced to match a range of quality foods. The pleasures of the table are nowhere in Germany more refined. In fact Baden boasts the highest concentration of Michelin starred restaurants in Germany.
The quality wines of Baden, especially the Pinot Noir (Spatburgunders), are one of Germany's best kept secrets. I urge you to uncover those secrets. Believe me, you won't be disappointed.

Information on the Johner estate:


In 1985 after ten years abroad, Karl Heinz Johner and his wife Irene founded a small winery in their home village of Bischoffingen in the Kaiserstühl.



The Kaiserstühl is a volcanic outcrop in the Rhine valley which has an ideal climate and a unique terroir of mineral rich, volcanic ash soil. Johner's focus is to creat dry wines of structure, purity of flavour and elegance.Having overcome the difficulties of the German wine laws, Karl Heinz Johner has established himself as a pioneer of a new German wine style.

Today, with his son Patrick at the helm, Karl H. Johner is considered one of the best wine estates in southern Germany.Karl Johner's focus is to create wines of structure, purity of flavour and elegance, and this Pinot Noir has all that. I urge you to try this wine. It has great style and quality.

Blog post written by: John Martin