Location and terroir
Keulebuckel is the Ellmendinger wine estate in the municipality of Keltern in Baden, Germany. The terroir lies at an altitude of around 350 metres on the northern edge of the Black Forest and is associated with raised shell-limestone formations.
Grape varieties and wine style
For the Ellmendinger Keulebuckel, Pinot Meunier, locally known as Schwarzriesling, and Pinot Noir, locally known as Spätburgunder, are documented as traditional grape varieties grown there. In particular, Pinot Meunier has a long tradition of cultivation there.
The site is known above all for red wines, including dry Schwarzriesling and Spätburgunder as well as white-herbst and rosé wines. A documented Pinot Meunier is a dry quality wine with a red-wine character.
Cultivation and ageing
The wines from Ellmendinger Keulebuckel are produced predominantly from hand-harvested grapes and are generally aged varietally. For a parcel farmed there, reduced yields and exclusively hand-harvesting are stated; the wines from this estate are certified according to DE-ÖKO-039.
The documented Pinot Meunier was fermented on the skins, gently pressed, aged in small wooden barrels and stored until the bottling stage. A cuvée from the Kuckuckshof matured in wooden barrels.
Wine-growing tradition
Keulebuckel forms part of the long-established wine-growing tradition of Keltern, the origins of which locally are linked to the Roman period.
