Graf Adelmann winery
The Graf Adelmann winery is run by the Graf Adelmann family at Schaubeck Castle in Kleinbottwar in Baden-Württemberg . The winery produces 120,000 bottles per year on 21 hectares.
history
The manorial viticulture in Kleinbottwar can be traced back to the year 950, the viticulture at Schaubeck Castle is first mentioned in a document from 1297. At that time the wine was delivered as "Schaubecker" to various European farms. In 1853, the land and the castle went to Felix Freiherr von Brusselle (1811–1877), who promoted viticulture and whose name was the inspiration for today's brand name Brusselse and Bruxelles'r Spitzen . In addition, the brand name alludes to the Brussels lace . The wines were presented and awarded at international exhibitions and trade fairs. His daughter Sophie married Heinrich Adelmann von Adelmannsfelden in 1875 , who, as a trained forester, expanded the winery and from 1893 expanded the range to include bottled Riesling bottles in addition to the previous barrels . In 1914 the name was changed to Graf Adelmann winery . After Heinrich's death in 1920, his son Raban Adelmann von Adelmannsfelden became the owner of the estate, who was followed by his nephew Raban Adelmann in 1935. In 1945 he installed his first own bottling plant and, together with his wife, expanded the winery further after the Second World War . In 1978 his son, the lawyer Michael Graf Adelmann, took over the management of the winery in the fourth generation. The winery has been under the management of his son Felix, a trained business economist, since 2012.
Location and range of varieties
The winery belongs to the Württemberg wine-growing region , in the Wunnenstein area, and grows wine on a total area of 20 hectares , 16 hectares of which in Kleinbottwar, 1 hectare in Großbottwar (both on Keuper ) and 3 hectares in the outskirts of Ludwigsburg-Hoheneck am Neckar (on Muschelkalk ). Over half of the areas are steep slopes . Two prime locations are owned by the winery: Kleinbottwarer Oberer Berg and Kleinbottwarer Süßmund . The winery is a member of the Association of German Predicate and Quality Wineries , the German Barrique Forum and the Hades Group.
The range of varieties of the wineries includes:
- 70% red wines ( Trollinger 8%, Samtrot 7%, Spätburgunder 12%, Frühburgunder 1.5%, Lemberger 17% and rare old varieties such as Muskattrollinger and Blauer Urban )
- 30% white wines ( Riesling 16%, Grauburgunder 5%, Weissburgunder 5%, also Muscat and Traminer )
The red wines are produced in classic must fermentation and matured in wooden barrels . At 55 hectoliters / hectare, the ten-year average yield is considerably lower than the national average of 110 hectoliters.
Brands and Reviews
The dry estate wines are marketed under the Brussels brand name ; the noble sweet wines are offered as Brussels tips . Well-known wines of the winery are Löwe von Schaubeck and the red wine cuvée Herbst im Park . The wines found recognition in the specialist press. B. The gourmet Adelmann as "the region's quality pioneer" and Hugh Johnson said "The wines are originals with a distinctive character and so much delicacy that they sometimes appear timid [...] the quality of these unusual wines is very high."
Awards
- 2.5 grapes Gault Millau 2014
- 3.5 stars Eichelmann Wine Guide 2014
- 3.5 points gourmet wine guide 2014
- 3 stars Wein-Plus 2014
- 2.5 star Johnson Wine Guide 2014
swell
- ↑ [gaultmillau.de/2017/weinzeuger/weingut-graf-adelmann Gault Millau 2017]
- ^ The Graf Adelmann winery
- ↑ Manager Magazin
- ↑ Landpunkte interview
- ↑ Yoopress: Hades group
- ↑ We winemakers 2013
- ↑ We winemakers 2014