2012 Centgrafenberg Spätburgunder, Rudolf Fürst, Franconia

2012 Centgrafenberg Spätburgunder, Rudolf Fürst, Franconia

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2012 Centgrafenberg Spätburgunder, Rudolf Fürst, Franconia

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From the warm pink sandstone soils of the Fürst family’s Centgrafenburg vineyard, just outside the village of Bürgstadt in Franconia, comes this sumptuous Spätburgunder (Pinot Noir). 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. They are rightly known as the finest German producer of Spätburgunder.

Pale orangey-pink-brick red, the nose is bright, precise and elegant with distinctive notes of bacon, clove and even of wild (black) forest floor fruit and strawberries. The palate is lush, quite heady and succulent even, with pretty, strawberry/cerise fruit, wrapped up in sweet oak, a whiff of Christmas cake, of restraint and a certain class. Drink now to 2022 with roast ham, coated with honey and cloves.

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Weingut Rudolf Furst

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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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