{"product_id":"chardonnay-holger-koch-natural-wine","title":"Chardonnay 2019","description":"\u003cp\u003eHolger Koch's Chardonnay Herrenstück comes from the terraced Herrenstück vineyards above the Kaiserstuhl flatlands, at around 300 meters elevation. The soils here are a mix of loess and volcanic rock — thinner topsoil and more concentrated volcanic substrate than the lower Kaiserstuhl parcels, with stronger winds and greater diurnal temperature swings. The Chardonnay vines are grafted from selection massale cuttings sourced in Puligny-Montrachet, planted on the cooler hillside terraces of Bickensohl.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the cellar, the wine is fermented with indigenous yeasts in 500–600L barrels, with a small skin-contact portion (roughly 5–10%) blended in before bottling. The wine ages sur lie with periodic battonage and sees no fining. The result is dry, mineral, and structured rather than fruit-forward or creamy — more aligned with a village-level white Burgundy than anything typically associated with German Chardonnay.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHolger Koch took over his family's estate in Vogtsburg am Kaiserstuhl in 1999. The property covers approximately 7.5 hectares, farmed organically (certified through 2014, practicing organic since). Vines are low-yielding, small-berried clones from Alsace and Burgundy. The winery sits close enough to Alsace that the French border is visible across the Rhine on a clear day.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe 2019 vintage delivered good ripeness across Baden without the heat extremes of some recent years, producing wines with concentration and freshness in balance — a favorable growing season for this style of Chardonnay.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Holger Koch","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39890848088263,"sku":"KOCHCHAR19C","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0019\/3363\/9735\/products\/holger-koch-chardonnay-natural-wine-primal-wine.jpg?v=1630820134","url":"https:\/\/primalwine.com\/products\/chardonnay-holger-koch-natural-wine","provider":"Primal Wine","version":"1.0","type":"link"}