Spätburgunder, Tradition

GERMANY – Franken

Locality:

GERMANY – Franken

Appellation:

Franken, VDP Gutswein

Grape Variety:

Spätburgunder (Pinot Noir)

WineMaker:

Sebastian Fürst

Vineyard:

3 ha. planted between 1975 and 2017. Located in western Franken, at 190 to 300m elevation over iron-rich red sandstone soils. Tradition is a blend of younger vines in Grosses Gewächs and Erstes Gewächs sites and very old vines located at the foot of the slopes.

Viticulture:

Organic (not certified). Homemade composts and diverse cover crops.

WineMaking:

70% de-stemmed. Fermented over ambient yeasts in open wooden and concrete vats for 15-17 days.

Aging:

Aged for 16 months in 228L used barrels (no new oak).

Bottling:

Neither fined nor filtered.

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