{"title":"Bergkloster","description":"\u003cp\u003eJason Groebe took a small slice of his family's old Rheinhessen estate and turned it into one of the region's most committed zero-sulfur projects, making his first vintage in 2014.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBergkloster sits in Westhofen, in the heart of Rheinhessen. Jason Groebe represents the fifth generation of winemakers on the property. The family began working organically in 2006, and Jason carved out around 3 hectares for himself from the estate's 7.7 hectares, debuting his own wines with the 2014 vintage.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMore on how they farm and work in the cellar in our \u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/natural-wine-producers-primal-wine\/bergkloster-zero-sulfur-riesling-from-a-fifth-generation-estate-in-rheinhessen\"\u003eBergkloster producer profile\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"riesling-trocken-bergkloster-natural-wine","title":"Bergkloster Riesling Trocken 2018","description":"\u003cp\u003eBergkloster's Riesling Trocken is a skin-contact white from the Wonnegau, the southernmost and warmest sub-region of Rheinhessen. Grapes come from the village of Westhofen, where the Bergkloster collective vineyard site sits on a patchwork of loess, marl, limestone, and clay soils. A portion of the fruit is fermented on skins while the remainder is pressed directly, giving the wine its amber hue and gentle textural grip without overwhelming tannin.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWinemaker Jason Groebe ferments with native yeasts, ages the wine in large oval oak for approximately nine months on the full lees, and bottles it unfined, unfiltered, and without added sulfites. The approach has been in place since 2018, when Jason began the low-intervention transition of the family estate. The vineyards have been farmed organically since 2004.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn the palate the wine is dry (Trocken) with pronounced acidity typical of Riesling from calcareous Wonnegau soils. Skin contact adds texture and pulls out additional aromatic complexity — apricot, orange peel, and citrus zest alongside a mineral backbone. It is a genuine departure from the conventional German Riesling archetype and one of the few skin-contact Rieslings produced in Rheinhessen.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bergkloster","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39754707599559,"sku":"BERGRIES18C","price":36.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0019\/3363\/9735\/products\/bergkloster-riesling-natural-wine-primal-wine.jpg?v=1780186228"},{"product_id":"weiss-white-blend-bergkloster-pinot-gris-natural-wine","title":"Bergkloster Weiss White Blend 2021","description":"\u003cp\u003eCuvée Weiss is a multi-variety white blend from Jason Groebe of Weingut Bergkloster, based in Westhofen in the Wonnegau subzone of Rheinhessen. The blend includes Bacchus, Huxelrebe, Pinot Gris (Grauburgunder), Pinot Blanc (Weissburgunder), Sauvignon Blanc, and a small portion of Riesling, all grown on limestone and clay-marl soils and farmed organically under certified EU organic practices.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the cellar, Bacchus and Huxelrebe are whole-bunch crushed and fermented individually on their skins, while Pinot Gris, Pinot Blanc, Sauvignon Blanc, and Riesling are direct-pressed. The juices ferment spontaneously with native yeasts and age for approximately nine months in large neutral oak barrels ranging from 1,200L to 4,500L, with a smaller portion in stainless steel. Everything is blended at bottling with no fining, no filtration, and zero added sulfites.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe result is a light, low-alcohol orange wine with bright stone fruit, rhubarb, and elderflower aromatics, carried by high-tension acidity and a mineral finish from the limestone-heavy soils of Westhofen. At around 10.5% ABV, it drinks easily across a wide range of food situations.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bergkloster","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39754773856455,"sku":"bergkloster-weiss-1014","price":36.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0019\/3363\/9735\/files\/bergkloster-cuvee-weiss-natural-wine-primal-wine.jpg?v=1780186222"},{"product_id":"super-lit-pinot-gris-bergkloster-natural-wine","title":"Bergkloster Super Lit Pinot Gris 2019","description":"\u003cp\u003eSuper Lit is 100% Grauburgunder (Pinot Gris) sourced from a single plot in Bechtheim, a village neighboring the Bergkloster estate in the Wonnegau sub-region of Rheinhessen. The vines were planted approximately 15 years before the 2019 harvest and grow in the limestone and clay-marl soils typical of this part of southern Rheinhessen. Farming is organic, and no synthetic inputs are used in the vineyard.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter harvest, the grapes were fermented on their skins before being pressed into large old oak barrels, where the wine aged for 9 months. No fining, no filtration, and no added sulfites. The wine was originally intended to be part of the estate's Cuvee Weiss blend but was bottled separately after it stood out on its own merits. The name came from Jason Groebe's niece, and it stuck.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe result is a textured, dry orange wine with notes of nectarine and grapefruit alongside a flinty mineral thread and a lively finish. The skin contact adds structure and depth without turning heavy. Serve slightly cool, around 55-58F, and treat it like you would a full-bodied white with some grip.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bergkloster","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39754981605575,"sku":"BERGSUPE19","price":44.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0019\/3363\/9735\/products\/bergkloster-super-lit-natural-wine-primal-wine.jpg?v=1780186216"},{"product_id":"season-3-riesling-trocken-bergkloster","title":"Bergkloster Season 3 Riesling Trocken 2021","description":"\u003cp\u003eBergkloster Season 3 Riesling Trocken 2021 is a skin-contact white (orange wine) made from 100% Riesling grapes grown organically in the Rheinhessen region of Southern Germany. Spontaneous fermentation with native yeasts, unified, no added sulfites.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bergkloster","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43837518086360,"sku":"bergkloster-season3riesling-1015","price":37.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0019\/3363\/9735\/files\/bergkloster-season-riesling-natural-wine-primal-wine.jpg?v=1718499113"}],"url":"https:\/\/primalwine.com\/collections\/bergkloster.oembed","provider":"Primal Wine","version":"1.0","type":"link"}