Weingut Rudolf Furst

Rudolf Furst is a family estate of majestic reputation in the German region ofFranken where the family estate makes top Riesling and Pinot Noir. Based in thepicturesque town of Bürgstadt. The family has been making wine here for almost400 years. Father and son Paul and Sebastian work together in getting the mostout of the estate’s steep southern facing vineyards planted on sandstone soils.Now while Franken is well known for the quality of its Riesling, the region alsoimpresses with the quality of its graceful, fruit forward reds, namely Pinot Noirwhich the Germans proudly call Spatburgunder, made from fruit that benefitsfrom the local iron-rich soils. Using low impact viticulture and drawing less fruitper hectare, the Furst family has turned out a superb Pinot, teeming with cherriesand cinnamon laced with fresh mint. Legendary wine critic Jancis Robinson hasacknowledged Rudolf Fürst as a ‘Pinot sage’