Bernhard Huber Winery in Malterdingen
The Bernhard Huber winery in Malterdingen, Baden, is one of Germany’s best-known producers of high-quality Burgundy varieties. The estate is particularly renowned for its Pinot Noir and Chardonnay.
In the late 1980s, Bernhard Huber and his wife Barbara began producing and marketing the wines of the family estate under their own name. With an uncompromising focus on quality, the winery developed over the following years into one of Germany’s leading names for Pinot Noir.
The estate has been a member of the Verband Deutscher Prädikatsweingüter (VDP) since 1995. Today, the winery is run by Barbara and Julian Huber, with Julian Huber playing a defining role in the stylistic development of the estate.
Pinot Noir by Bernhard Huber
Pinot Noir lies at the heart of the Bernhard Huber winery. The grape variety has a long tradition in Malterdingen and finds particularly favourable conditions here.
Huber’s Pinot Noirs combine freshness and elegance with fine structure and impressive aromatic depth. Rather than focusing on power, the winery aims for precision, balance and a clear expression of origin.
Even the more approachable wines display the estate’s distinctive style. As the level of selection and quality increases, the wines gain additional complexity, structure and ageing potential.
The Malterdinger Pinot Noir in particular is considered a characteristic expression of the estate and provides an excellent introduction to the style of Bernhard Huber.
Chardonnay by Bernhard Huber
Alongside Pinot Noir, Chardonnay plays an important role in the winery’s portfolio.
Here too, the focus is not on an opulent or overtly fruit-driven style. Bernhard Huber’s Chardonnays are instead characterised by tension, structure and freshness. The winemaking is designed to add depth while preserving elegance.
As a result, the estate’s Chardonnays rank among the most highly regarded German interpretations of this international grape variety.
Julian Huber and the Style of the Winery
Following the death of Bernhard Huber in 2014, Julian Huber took over responsibility for the winery together with his mother Barbara.
He continues his father’s quality philosophy while steadily developing the estate’s style. Precision in the vineyard, careful selection and a restrained approach in the cellar are central to his work.
The wines are not intended to impress through opulence or overt fruit, but through finesse, structure, freshness and a strong sense of origin.
This approach is particularly evident in the estate’s Pinot Noir and Chardonnay. The wines often show remarkable precision even in their youth, while also offering considerable ageing potential.
