Weingut Holger Koch Ja Goutte!
$36.00
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Vintage: 2022
Region: Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Viticulture: Organic
Grape varieties: 80% Grauburgunder, 12% Müller-Thurgau, 5% Pinot Blanc 3% Sauvignon Blanc
Weingut Holger Koch Ja Goutte! has been described in the same breath as a “salty porch pounder” and “fucked up delicious white Burgundy.” Grauburgunder, Müller-Thurgau, and this year, Sauvignon Blanc join forces in this playful cuvée made exclusively for importer Super Glou. Meant to convey the French soul of Holger’s wines—half German, half French—‘Ja Goutte!’ (pronounced ya-GOOT) means “yes, it’s good!” or “yes, I’ll have the last drop!” depending on the interpretation. These grapes, which sit lowest on the ladder, come from loess soils on the flattest land with the least wind and lowest elevation. The intention was to create a quaffable, approachable wine whose label would embody the juice inside. 5% macerated, aged in wooden barrels sur lie for 5 months.
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Additional information
| NATTINESS | Natty |
|---|---|
| FRUIT | Citrus, Green Apple |
| BODY | Light-bodied |
| ACIDITY | Electric (High) |
| OAK | Neutral Oak |
| TANNIN | None |
| ALCOHOL | 12-13% |
| SWEETNESS | Dry |
| SERVING TEMP | Chilled Whites and Rosés (48°–52°) |
| SULFUR | Very Low Sulfur (less than 20mg/L) |
| VEGAN | Unknown |
| IMPORTER | Super Glou |
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ABOUT THE PRODUCER
About Weingut Holger Koch Ja Goutte!
Weingut Holger Koch Ja Goutte! has been described in the same breath as a “salty porch pounder” and “fucked up delicious white Burgundy.” Grauburgunder, Müller-Thurgau, and this year, Sauvignon Blanc join forces in this playful cuvée made exclusively for importer Super Glou. Meant to convey the French soul of Holger’s wines—half German, half French—‘Ja Goutte!’ (pronounced ya-GOOT) means “yes, it’s good!” or “yes, I’ll have the last drop!” depending on the interpretation. These grapes, which sit lowest on the ladder, come from loess soils on the flattest land with the least wind and lowest elevation. The intention was to create a quaffable, approachable wine whose label would embody the juice inside. 5% macerated, aged in wooden barrels sur lie for 5 months.
About Weingut Holger Koch
Holger’s wines are grandpa chic—that is to say, they are how Burgundy used to taste when Grandpa was just a fresh young lad: pre-global warming. It used to be that you’d struggle for ripeness in the Kaiserstuhl, even though it’s the warmest climate in Germany. But with rising temperatures throughout Europe, what used to be Burgundy now tastes like Weingut Holger Koch.
It makes sense; France is just twenty minutes away. In fact, the winery is so close to Alsace that during WWII, Holger’s grandmother could stand in the vineyard and see bombs going off across the Rhine River. Whether it’s geographical proximity or the selection massale cuttings from Puligny-Montrachet and Alsace (Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, Silvaner, Grauburgunder, Weißburgunder, and Spätburgunder) or the terroir-based approach, these wines are distinctly French with a German accent.
Indeed, Holger and his wife Gabriele seem to straddle cultural borders themselves. When you first meet them, you’re struck by how German they seem, but by the time you leave, you’re left wondering if they are in fact, French. What at first appears structured and reserved reveals itself to be very generous—romantic, even.