2011 Spätburgunder, Hundsrück, GRoßes Gewächs, Rudolf Fürst, Franconia

2011 Spätburgunder, Hundsrück, GRoßes Gewächs, Rudolf Fürst, Franconia

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2011 Spätburgunder, Hundsrück, GRoßes Gewächs, Rudolf Fürst, Franconia

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Description

This is meatier with darker fruit and spices. Definitely more serious and a step-up in quality with thanks to a broad structure which will ensure this matures well and keeps its power. The texture is fluid, balancing the additional richness perfectly. Tight at first, this needs time to open up so allow an hour or so in a decanter to reveal its weighty palate full of fruit and very long length.
Adian Brice - Fine Wine Buyer

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Jancis Robinson MW19/20
Medium depth, cherry red with ruby rim. Hundsrück, now spelled with a d, sounds like a character from Wagner’s Ring of the Nibelungen, and it is indeed of imposing stature. Where the Centgrafenberg seduces with its filigree composition, the Hundsrück impresses with power, concentration and structure. An ethereal eau-de-vie expression of cherries lives in perfect harmony with subtle notes of pepper and spice, complemented by the exquisite flavour of roasted chestnuts and the minerally vibrancy of deep-rooted vines. Of course this is still work in progress, as the affirmative tannins show, but once they begin to relax on the velvety texture, the paradise of Spätburgunder beckons (2020 if you must know).
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About this WINE

Weingut Rudolf Furst

Weingut Rudolf Furst

In the westernmost corner of the Franconian wine region, framed by the low mountain ranges of Spessart and Odenwald, the Fürst family has been making wine since 1638.  In 1979 Paul and Monika Fürst built the new estate amidst the vineyards and in 2007 they were joined by their son Sebastian.

Facing due south and overlooking the picturesque towns of Miltenberg and Bürgstadt the slopes of the Centgrafenberg are home to most of the vines. Pinot Noir and Riesling thrive in the warm and iron rich soils formed by the weathering of red sandstone. The quality of the wines is founded on minimal intervention in the vineyards, reduced yields, gentle vinification and long barrel ageing  (12-20 months). Red wines are bottled unfiltered.

Pinot Noir has been cultivated on the hot red sandstone of Centgrafenberg, Hundsrück and Schlossberg for centuries. Frühburgunder (also known as Pinot Madeleine) is an old variety, indigenous to this region, which yields full bodied wines and has attracted more and more attention over the last years. Spätburgunder (Pinot Noir) is complemented by other classic Franconian wines (all dry) from Riesling, Weißburgunder (Pinot Blanc), and Silvaner. White wines are pressed gently, fermented and aged in both barrels and stainless steel tanks for 6 – 12 months.

“Rudolf Fürst is an acknowledged Pinot magician in Germany, not just with Spätburgunder (Pinot Noir) but also the earlier-ripening Frühburgunder.”  Jancis Robinson MW, The Financial Times,13th November 2011.

“18 ha estate in Bürgstadt where some of the best Franconian wines are produce, especially the burgundy style Spätburgunders (rightly regarded as the finest in Germany).” Hugh Johnson, Wineguide 2012

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Pinot Noir

Pinot Noir

Pinot Noir is probably the most frustrating, and at times infuriating, wine grape in the world. However when it is successful, it can produce some of the most sublime wines known to man. This thin-skinned grape which grows in small, tight bunches performs well on well-drained, deepish limestone based subsoils as are found on Burgundy's Côte d'Or.

Pinot Noir is more susceptible than other varieties to over cropping - concentration and varietal character disappear rapidly if yields are excessive and yields as little as 25hl/ha are the norm for some climats of the Côte d`Or.

Because of the thinness of the skins, Pinot Noir wines are lighter in colour, body and tannins. However the best wines have grip, complexity and an intensity of fruit seldom found in wine from other grapes. Young Pinot Noir can smell almost sweet, redolent with freshly crushed raspberries, cherries and redcurrants. When mature, the best wines develop a sensuous, silky mouth feel with the fruit flavours deepening and gamey "sous-bois" nuances emerging.

The best examples are still found in Burgundy, although Pinot Noir`s key role in Champagne should not be forgotten. It is grown throughout the world with notable success in the Carneros and Russian River Valley districts of California, and the Martinborough and Central Otago regions of New Zealand.

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