Weingut Dr. Heger

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Name:

Weingut Dr. Heger

Address:

Bachenstr. 21, 79241 Ihringen

Region:

Baden / Kaiserstuhl

Phone / Fax:

+49 7668 7833 / +49 7668 9300

Website:

www.heger-weine.de

Contact:

Send E-mail to Weingut Dr. Heger

Owner:

Joachim Heger

Administrator:

Jürgen Kühnle (Aussenbetrieb)

Cellarmaster:

Joachim Heger & Jürgen Jehle

Vineyard area:

20.00 ha

Associations:

VDP, Deutsches Barrique Forum

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Opening times: Mon - Fri: 09:00 - 12:00 and 13:00 - 17:30
Sat: 10:00 - 14:00

The "Weingut Dr. Heger" located in the municipality Ihringen (Kaiserstuhl area) in the German region of Baden (Germany) . It was founded in 1935 by Dr. Max Heger, who operate in addition to his medical practice. His son, Wolfgang Heger it led in the 1960s at the head of Germany's best wineries. In 1992 the founder's grandson, Joachim and his wife Silvia took over the operation. The vineyards cover 20 hectares of vineyards in the individual layers Schlossberg (single location, Germany) (Achkarren) and Winklerberg (Ihringen) on weathered volcanic soils. They are the white varieties Riesling, Pinot Gris, Pinot Blanc, Sylvaner, Chardonnay, Muscat, planted Scheurebe, Gewurztraminer and Viognier, as well as with the red varieties Pinot Noir, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Cabernet Franc. The red wines go through a 18 to 25 days of continuous fermentation. They then mature 12 to 18 months in barriques. Also selected white wines are fermented in oak barrels and expanded. To meet demand, founded in 1986, Joachim Heger "house wine" that provide for contract winery, the grapes from loam and loess soils. The Blend is similar to the above. These wines are marketed under the label "Weinhaus Heger Joachim". The Weingut Dr. Heger is a member of the VDP and the German oak forum .

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Even as Joachim Heger took over the business in 1992, belonged to the estate gamekeeper of the leading companies in the region - and that applies in principle until today. However, there was after the turn of the millennium a time in which the wines were not always what one might expect, given the importance of the vineyard. They were sometimes a bit smooth and developed only limited to their advantage. In recent years, however, it was again up noticeably. The wines were of broadly stronger, deeper and more independent. Today there are not many companies in Baden, which deliver a similarly consistent high quality. This is particularly noticeable in the last two vintages, the many colleagues in Baden prepared some difficulties in which Heger rendered but not the slightest weakness. This applies to the consistently convincing whites that are led by one of the best Chardonnay, which we know from Germany. This applies also and especially for the very tightly knit red Pinot Noir, which probably still were never as good as the year the 2010th Our collection of 2013 in Baden.

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