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Mauchen Frauenberg Trockenbeerenauslese Baden Markgräflerland 2015
Mondial du Chasselas (2-3 June 2017) |
The winery is located in the municipality of Schliengen (Markgräflerland area) in the German wine-growing region of Baden. The Blankenhorn family, rich in tradition, can be traced back to the year 1600 in the Markgräflerland region. There are two branches of the family, one leading to Müllheim (see Adolph Blankenhorn), the basis for the business in Schliengen was laid by Johann Friedrich Blankenhorn (1824-1899) by buying a property in 1624 and founding a wine business. Since 1994, the business has been run by the fifth generation, Roy (Rosemarie) Blankenhorn. Finally, due to a lack of successors in the family, it was sold in 2014 to Martin Männer, who had been running a law firm for tax and business law in Freiburg. The latter grew up in a family of winegrowers and hobby vintners. Martin Männer and his partner Yvonne Kessler have been running the winery together since 2015. Markus Weickert is the technical manager, while Yvonne Kessler is the oenologist and cellar master.
The vineyards cover 23 hectares of vines in the single vineyard Sonnenstück (Schliengen). They are planted with the white wine varieties Gutedel (Chasselas), Pinot Blanc, Pinot Gris, Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc, Rivaner (Müller-Thurgau) and Nobling, as well as with the red wine varieties Pinot Noir, Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon and Syrah. Environmentally friendly, near-natural viticulture is practised according to the rules of the Fair'n Green association. This includes, among other things, the renunciation of chemical and synthetic fertilisers as well as pesticides. The wines are produced according to the VDP classification in the qualities Gutsweine, Ortsweine and Grosse Gewächse. Fine spirits (yeast, pomace, grape, wine, fruit), vinegars and bottle-fermented sparkling wines or Crémants are also produced. The winery is a member of the VDP and Slow Food.