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Elegant Veritas Wines label with Fürst Hundsrück GG branding and sophisticated design, highlighting premium quality.

Hundsrück GG

GERMANY – Franken
Locality:
GERMANY – Franken
Appellation:
Franken, VDP Grosses Gewächs, Hundsrück
Grape Variety:
Spätburgunder (Pinot Noir)
WineMaker:
Sebastian Fürst
Vineyard:
2.90 ha. planted from 1980 to 2008. Hundsrück lies on the eastern end of the Bürgstadt Berg. It is a steep (40% incline), convex slope that faces directly south. The subsoil is comprised of friable, degraded layers of iron-rich red rock. The topsoil is shallow and gravelly.
Viticulture:
Organic (not certified). Homemade composts and diverse cover crops.
WineMaking:
100% whole cluster. Fermented over ambient yeasts in open wooden vats for 17 days.
Aging:
Aged for 17 months in 228L used barrels (50% new oak).
Bottling:
Neither fined nor filtered.
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