Producer Julian Haart

GERMANY, MOSEL

Julian Haart's winery is located in Piesport, in the Central Moselle. He began his career as a cook, working with the best chefs in Germany, to move years later to the vineyard always alongside great stars of viticulture such as Heymann-Löwenstein, Emrich-Schönleber, Egon Müller or Klaus Peter Keller. Years later he decides to return to his hometown, Piesport, one of the towns with the most important wine tradition in the area. The first purchase of a Julian vineyard was a plot located in the grand cru Ohligsberg, just downstream from the Goldtröpfchen. The following year, in 2011, he expanded the estate with two grand cru sites, Goldtröpfchen and Schubertslay. Its riesling vineyards are located on decayed slate soils, typical of the Moselle. In the vineyard it does not require the use of herbicides or chemicals, and all the work is done manually since most of the vineyards are very steep and terraced. In the cellar it vinifies in the traditional way with aging in classic 1000-liter old oak foudres. Since the first vintage, 2010, Julian Haart has always sought elegance and delicacy in his wines, while maintaining the purity of the fruit. It is worth the time lost for trying to find his bottle.