7 editor-picked estates growing Spaetburgunder in Baden.
Where to taste Spaetburgunder in Baden: the estates that grow it, how the region expresses the grape, and how to book a visit.
Kraichgau family estate at Bruchsal working Burgundy varieties and Blaufraenkisch with uncertified organic practice, a quieter alternative to the Kaiserstuhl's better-known names.
Tip: The estate keeps regular Monday to Saturday hours, easier to work into a Karlsruhe day trip than most appointment-only Kaiserstuhl addresses.
Ortenau village cooperative at Sasbachwalden growing Spaetburgunder on Black Forest granite slopes, unusual among Baden co-ops for also distilling its own Schwarzwald whisky.
Tip: Pair a bottle of the Spaetburgunder with a Schwarzwald whisky tasting in the same visit, the co-op pours both under one roof.
Durbach family estate under owner Josef Rohrer, twenty consecutive state honour awards deep and a national top-100 placing, working the valley's Klingelberger Riesling alongside Spaetburgunder and Chardonnay.
Tip: The estate's own Klingelberger, Durbach's local name for Riesling grown on its granite and porphyry slopes, is the wine to taste here before anything else.
Durbach grower-and-guesthouse run by Christian Huber, a wide varietal range from Rivaner to Gewuerztraminer plus holiday apartments set directly among the vines.
Tip: Book one of the three apartments if you want to wake up in the vineyard rather than drive back down the valley after tasting.
Durbach's growers' cooperative since 1928, around 250 member families farming steep granite slopes for Spaetburgunder and the valley's Klingelberger Riesling.
Tip: The co-op's own Klingelberger Riesling is an honest, inexpensive way to taste Durbach's granite style before spending more at the valley's name estates.
A litre-format everyday Spaetburgunder named for the Black Forest priest and writer Heinrich Hansjakob, the co-op's basic red for the table rather than the cellar.
Tip: Serve it lightly chilled in summer, it is built as a cellar-door table red, not a wine to age.
The Tuniberg cooperative's dry Kabinett Spaetburgunder, a lighter, gentler style than the Kaiserstuhl's warmer bottlings across the valley.
Tip: Compare it side by side with a Kaiserstuhl Spaetburgunder from across the valley floor to taste how much the extra warmth over there changes the wine.