Bercher Burkheimer Spatburgunder Trocken 2017
Winemaker Notes
The history of the Bercher family can be traced back to 1457. Originally based in Switzerland, the family settled at the Kaiserstuhl after the 30-year war. For more than 300 years, the picturesque town of Burkheim has been home to the traditional winegrower family. In 1756, Franz-Michael Bercher built the manor house, which has since been owned by the family and is still the seat of the Bercher wine estate. As vintners in the ninth and tenth generation, the family is committed to making high quality wines, combining tradition and modern technology.
Thin-skinned, finicky and temperamental, Pinot Noir is also one of the most rewarding grapes to grow and remains a labor of love for some of the greatest vignerons in Burgundy. Fairly adaptable but highly reflective of the environment in which it is grown, Pinot Noir prefers a cool climate and requires low yields to achieve high quality. Outside of France, outstanding examples come from in Oregon, California and throughout specific locations in wine-producing world. Somm Secret—André Tchelistcheff, California’s most influential post-Prohibition winemaker decidedly stayed away from the grape, claiming “God made Cabernet. The Devil made Pinot Noir.”