Pictures: Annette Schiller and Christian Schiller with Sebastian Fürst, Winemaker of the Year, Vinum Weinguide Deutschland 2022
Vinum Weinguide Deutschland 2022: Sebastian Fürst, Weingut Rudolf Fürst, Winemaker of the Year
Vinum: "...At this point, an estate must be put in the spotlight that has long been known as the model estate for (not only) Pinot Noir. Sebastian Fürst of Weingut Rudolf Fürst in the Franken region is the Winemaker of the Year (Vinum Weinguide Deutschland 2022). Sebastian is receiving the award 19 years after his father Paul got it. For the first time, the award goes twice to the same estate. Sebastian has successfully maintained the style of his father Paul, while giving the wine his own nuances, including when it comes to the Chardonnay."
Weingut Rudolf Fürst
Weingut Rudolf Fürst is in Franken. It has the reputation of being a specialist for red wines, Spätburgunder and Früburgunder, which account for 60% of the production; but brilliant dry white wines are also produced. Sebastian Fürst has taken over from his father Paul Fürst. 20 hectares.
Weingut Rudolf Fürst (Berry Bros. & Rudd)
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 is complemented by other classic Franconian wines (all dry) from Riesling, Weißburgunder, 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
Weingut Rudolf Fürst and ombiasy WineTours: Germany-East
We have visited Weingut Fürst several times on ombiasy wine tours and we have had the chance to enjoy the Fürst wines and listen to Sebastian Fürst an various winemaker dinners.
Weingut Fürst is part of the Germany-East tour.
Pictures: Vineyard Tour, Cellar Tour and Tasting (from Barrel and from Bottle) at Weingut Rudolf Fürst, Franken, with Sebastian Fürst - Germany-East Tour 2018 by ombiasy WineTours: Wine, Art, Culture, History - Berlin, Saale-Unstrut, Sachsen, Württemberg, Franken
Weingut Rudolf Fürst: Postings on schiller-wine
Vineyard
Tour, Cellar Tour and Tasting (from Barrel and from Bottle) at
Weingut Rudolf Fürst, Franken, with Sebastian Fürst - Germany-East
Tour 2018 by ombiasy WineTours: Wine, Art, Culture, History - Berlin, Saale-Unstrut, Sachsen, Württemberg, Franken
Tasting and Tour with the Pinot Noir Legend Paul Fürst, Weingut Rudolf Fürst in Bürgstadt, Franken – Germany-East Tour by ombiasy WineTours (2015)
Winemaker Dinner with Sebastian Fürst, Weingut Fürst, Franken, at Schaumahl, Offenbach/ Frankfurt, 16 Points Gault Millau, Germany
Winemaker Dinner with Chef/ King of Spices Ingo Holland
and Sebastian Fürst (Weingut Rudolf Fürst, Franken), Julian
Huber (Weingut Bernhard Huber, Baden) and Jérôme Legras
(Champagne Legras & Haas)
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