- Region
- Franconia
- Producer
- Weingut Rudolf Fürst
- Vintage
- 2025
- Grape varieties
- 100% Silvaner
- Bottle size
- 75 cl
- Alcohol
- 11.5%
- Classification
- VDP.Gutswein
- Special characteristic
- Contains sulphites
- Net item
The grapes for this wine are picked by hand and pressed gently and slowly as whole bunches, with wild yeasts then kick-starting spontaneous fermentation. Raised mainly in large oak (2,400-litre Doppelstückfass), the wine spends a long time on the gross lees and sees malolactic fermentation.
This Silvaner offers restrained aromas of Granny Smith apple, pear, quince, and lemon on the nose along with fine herbal characters and hints of crushed stone. Bone dry, taut, juicy and cool on the palate, with a fine, creamy character, a subtle twist of bitterness and an almost chalky mouthfeel. The finish is long and precise, showing limestone- and salt-inflected minerality.
The estate puts the same attention to detail into farming the fruit for its 'pur mineral' Silvaner as it does for its top wines. The grapes for this wine come from shell-limestone soils in Astheim. Stony, well-drained subsoils in addition to a cool microclimate with good air currents offer excellent parameters for a precise, mineral-driven style.