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Frühburgunder
Frühburgunder (literally translated as 'early burgundy') is a mutation of the Spätburgunder (literally translated as 'late burgundy') which is the German name for the French Pinot Noir. The names give a clue to one important aspect of difference between the clue. One ripens significantly earlier (about two weeks) than the other. This is one of its advantages over its later ripening cousin. It practically never suffers from the powdery rot (Botrytis cinerea), which can negatively affect the colour of Spätburgunder.
This grape is predominantly grown in Franken, and the Ahr Valley, in Germany, but it is much less planted than its cousin, the Spätburgunder. The Frühburgunder varietal has smaller berries than the Spätburgunder, and a lot of its flavour is in its skins. Since, in the case of smaller berries, the proportion of skin to the rest of the berry is larger, and hence the must volume is less, it is not seldom that the Frühburgunder produces more velvety and fuller wines than the Spätburgunder (Pinot Noir).
The colour of its wines from this grape is typically brick to dark red. The nose is typically of cherries, raspberries, blackberries, black currants, mocca, and sometimes a hint of smokiness. It is full bodied, a little spicy, and possesses a pleasant acidity. Premium drinking temperature is between 16 and 18 degrees Celsius.
Frühburgunder (literally translated as 'early burgundy') is a mutation of the Spätburgunder (literally translated as 'late burgundy') which is the German name for the French Pinot Noir. The names give a clue to one important aspect of difference between the clue. One ripens significantly earlier (about two weeks) than the other. This is one of its advantages over its later ripening cousin. It practically never suffers from the powdery rot (Botrytis cinerea), which can negatively affect the colour of Spätburgunder.
This grape is predominantly grown in Franken, and the Ahr Valley, in Germany, but it is much less planted than its cousin, the Spätburgunder. The Frühburgunder varietal has smaller berries than the Spätburgunder, and a lot of its flavour is in its skins. Since, in the case of smaller berries, the proportion of skin to the rest of the berry is larger, and hence the must volume is less, it is not seldom that the Frühburgunder produces more velvety and fuller wines than the Spätburgunder (Pinot Noir).
The colour of its wines from this grape is typically brick to dark red. The nose is typically of cherries, raspberries, blackberries, black currants, mocca, and sometimes a hint of smokiness. It is full bodied, a little spicy, and possesses a pleasant acidity. Premium drinking temperature is between 16 and 18 degrees Celsius.
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