Weingut Born is located in the northernmost tip of the Saale-Unstrut region in the Mansfeld lake area. The protective Harz mountains and the heat reflective surface of the water produce a fantastic microclimate. The colored sandstone soil with its layers of loess-loam serves as a heat reservoir.
The Saale-Unstrut wine region sits on 51st latitude and is Germany’s northernmost accredited wine region, located in the valleys of the Saale and Unstrut rivers, an area of the former German Democratic Republic (GDR). This is a historic wine producing region. Cistercian monks came from Burgundy and planted the first vines more than 1000 years ago. The oldest record of viticulture dates back to the year 998 during the reign of Emperor Otto III.
Elisabeth Born was our host.
Elisabeth Born met us in the vineyards. From there we drove to the winery where we sat down in the court and enjoyed a delightful tasting with Elisabeth, where we were also joined by her husband and co-winemaker Jochen Born. Before leaving, Elisabeth showed us the winemaking facilities. We also tasted from barrel.
Weingut Born
The viticultural history of the Born family goes back to the mid 19th century. In 1990 shortly after reunification private ownership became again possible and Günter Born founded one of the first privately owned wineries in this region.
Today the winery has 9 hectares of vineyards. Since September 1, 2017, Weingut Born has been owned and managed by Günter Born's daughter Elisabeth and her husband and co-winemaker Jochen Hinderer-Born.
Elisabeth studied oenology at the famous Geisenheim oenological university and gained experiences in New Zealand and South Africa. In 2011 she served as the German Wine Princess.
Jochen also studied at Geisenheim where the two of them met. Before studying in Geisenheim, he took an apprenticeship with world-class producer Weingut Schneitmann near Stuttgart.
Elisabeth and Jochen have a daughter.
Grape Varieties: White (70%) - Riesling, Weißburgunder, Gutedel, Kerner, Sauvignon Blanc, Red (30%) - Spätburgunder, Blauer Zweigelt, Portugieser.
Vineyard: 9 hectares of which 1 hectare Terrassenlage. Höhnstedter Kresiberg is best vineyard.
The Wines we Tasted
We tasted most of the wines from bottle in the courtyard of Weingut Born and one wine from barrel during th cellar tour.
2017 Weingut Born Weissburgunder Höhnstedt Löss
2017 Breitengrad 51 Allerhand
A blend made jointly by all members of the Breitengrad 51 Association of Winemakers. Breitengrad 51 consists of 8 members from the Saale-Unstrut Region currently. Basically, these are the elite winemakers of the Saale-Unstrut Region except for the 2 members of the VDP, Weingut Lützkendorf and Weingut Pawis. Breitengrad 51 follows the rules and regulations of the VDP, including the terroir-driven classification model.
A classic summer-wine, crisp, fresh.
2016 Weingut Born Riesling
A large part of it was spontaneously fermented, no fining, 12% alcohol, from 3 different plots.
2016 Weingut Born Silvaner Höhnstedter Kreisberg
Single vineyard wine, harvested at 102 Oechsle, suer-slow fermentation, 1 year on the lees.
2017 Weingut Born Rosé
Cuvée of 4 grapes including Portugieser and Regent with less than 4 gr/ L residual sugar.
2016 Weingut Born Portugieser Höhnstedt Buntsandstein
2017 Weingut Born Born to be Wine
The red version. Cuvée of 4 grapes. The white version is composed of Sauvignon Blanc, Weißburgunder, Traminer, Riesling.
2016 Weingut Born Spätburgunder Höhnstedt (from barrel)
Bye-bye
Thanks Elisabeth and Jochen for a great visit.
Evening in Naumburg
After the visit of Weingut Born, we drove south to Naumburg and cheched-in at Hotel Zufriedenheit in Naumburg. Hotel Zufriedenheit in Naumburg is a brand new 4 star, very elegant boutique hotel with stunning room designs in the heart of Naumburg, just around the corner of the world-famous Naumburg Cathedral.
Postings: Germany-East Tour 2018 by ombiasy WineTours: Wine, Art, Culture, History - Berlin, Saale-Unstrut, Sachsen, Württemberg, Franken (Published and Forthcoming)
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Vineyard Tour, Cellar Tour and Tasting at Weingut Günter Born in Salzatal, Saale-Unstrut, with Elisabeth Born
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