In the tiny region of Ahr, Jean Stodden makes deep-coloured Pinot Noir (Spatburgunder) with fine, silky tannins. Within only 7 hectares of vineyard, the diversity of slate and soil is astonishing – from coloured slate to greywacke and grey slate, loam and loess. The Grand Cru Herrenberg vineyard has slopes at 60 degrees and the vines are hand-picked. French clones of Pinot Noir give the wines a classical feel, but they speak of this unique corner of red wine making in Germany.
