Germany
Franconia/Franken
Mainviereck
The estate is located in the town of Burgstadt in the Franken wine-growing region in Germany. The Fürst family has been involved in wine production since 1638. In 1979, Paul and Monika Fürst built a new manor house amidst the vineyards of the Bürgstadter Centgrafenberg site. The total vineyard area is just on 17 hectares, of which 11 hectares are on the south-facing slope of the Centgrafenberg site. The soil is predominantly decomposed, eroded coloured sandstone, which is particularly suitable for Riesling and Pinot Noir. The remainder of the vineyards is spread around in the three communes of Großheubach (Bischofsberg), Volkach (Karthäuser) and Klingenberg (Schlossberg) auf. Grape varieties planted are Pinot Noir (7,1 ha), Riesling (2,5 ha), Pinot Blanc (2 ha), Pinot Madeleine (1,6 ha), Silvaner (1,3 ha), Domina (0,4 ha), Rieslaner (0,3 ha) and Gewürztraminer. Great attention is paid to the care of the vineyards, followed by rigorous pruning and canopy management, green harvest and selective harvest. In some cases whole bunch pressing is employed. For specific wines, such as Trockenbeerenauslese, Eiswein and special red wines, a hydraulic basket press is used. The name of Paul Fürst is synonymous with high-quality barrique-matured wines. Sparkling wines and fruit-based spirits are also produced. The estate is a member of the VDP (Verband deutscher Prädikats- und Qualitäts-Weingüter) association, and one of the five Franken estates in the TRIAS association.
The vintage 2007 Riesling, White wine, QbA, dry, pur mineral, 10.00 € Full description Not tasted () Centgrafenberg, Rieslaner, White wine, Auslese, 13.00 € Full description Not tasted () Centgrafenberg, Riesling, White wine, Auslese, 35.00 € Full description Not tasted () Centgrafenberg, Riesling, White wine, QbA, dry, 16.00 € Full description Not tasted () Centgrafenberg, Riesling, White wine, QbA, dry, "R" Großes Gewächs, 28.00 € Full description Not tasted () Centgrafenberg, Weißburgunder, White wine, QbA, dry, 21.00 € Full description Not tasted () Centgrafenberg, Weißburgunder, White wine, QbA, dry, "R", 30.00 € Full description Not tasted () The vintage 2006 At this stage, no English translation is yet available.View text in Google Translate Red wine, QbA, dry, Parzival, 16.50 € Full description Not tasted () Chardonnay, White wine, QbA, dry, Karthäuser, 24.00 € Full description Riesling, White wine, QbA, dry, pur mineral, 10.00 € Full description Silvaner, White wine, QbA, dry, pur mineral, 7.50 € Full description Spätburgunder, Red wine, QbA, dry, Klingenberger, 27.00 € Full description Not tasted () Spätburgunder, Red wine, QbA, dry, Tradition, 12.00 € Full description Not tasted () Weißburgunder, White wine, QbA, dry, pur mineral, 12.00 € Full description Centgrafenberg, Frühburgunder, Red wine, QbA, dry, "R", 57.00 € Full description Not tasted () Centgrafenberg, Riesling, White wine, QbA, dry, 16.00 € Full description Centgrafenberg, Riesling, White wine, QbA, dry, Großes Gewächs, "R", 27.00 € Full description Centgrafenberg, Spätburgunder, Red wine, QbA, dry, 23.00 € Full description Not tasted () Centgrafenberg, Spätburgunder, Red wine, QbA, dry, "R" Großes Gewächs, 43.00 € Full description Not tasted () Centgrafenberg, Traminer, White wine, QbA, dry, "R", 24.00 € Full description Centgrafenberg, Weißburgunder, White wine, QbA, dry, 21.00 € Full description Centgrafenberg, Weißburgunder, White wine, QbA, dry, "R", 30.00 € Full description The vintage 2005 At this stage, no English translation is yet available.View text in Google Translate Karthäuser, Silvaner, White wine, late harvest (Spaetlese), dry, 15.00 € Full description Red wine, QbA, dry, Parzival, 16.50 € Full description Red wine, QbA, dry, Parzival "R", 38.00 € Full description Not tasted () Riesling, White wine, late harvest (Spaetlese), dry Full description Riesling-Silvaner, White wine, QbA, dry, Buntsandstein- Terrassen, 12.00 € Full description Silvaner, White wine, QbA, dry, pur mineral Full description Weißburgunder, White wine, QbA, Pur mineral, 11.00 € Full description Centgrafenberg, Frühburgunder, Red wine, QbA, dry, "R", 57.00 € Full description Centgrafenberg, Riesling, White wine, late harvest (Spaetlese), dry, 16.00 € Full description Centgrafenberg, Spätburgunder, Red wine, QbA, dry, 23.00 € Full description Centgrafenberg, Spätburgunder, Red wine, QbA, dry, Großes Gewächs, 43.00 € Full description Centgrafenberg, Spätburgunder, White wine, QbA, dry, "R", weiß gekeltert, 24.00 € Full description Centgrafenberg, Weißburgunder, White wine, QbA, dry, 21.00 € Full description Centgrafenberg, Weißburgunder, White wine, QbA, dry, >>R<<, 30.00 € Full description Spätburgunder, Red wine, QbA, dry, 27.00 € Full description The vintage 2004 At this stage, no English translation is yet available.View text in Google Translate Karthäuser, Chardonnay, White wine, QbA Full description Karthäuser, Weißburgunder, White wine, late harvest (Spaetlese), dry Full description Red wine, QbA, Parzival < R > Full description Red wine, QbA, dry, Parzival Full description Riesling-Silvaner, White wine, QbA, dry, Buntsandstein-Terrassen, 12.00 € Full description Satisfactory (75) Spätburgunder, Red wine, QbA, dry, Hunsrück "R" Full description Spätburgunder, Red wine, QbA, dry, Tradition Full description Centgrafenberg, Frühburgunder, Red wine, QbA, dry Full description Centgrafenberg, Frühburgunder, Red wine, QbA, dry, "R", 57.00 € Full description Centgrafenberg, Riesling, White wine, Kabinett, dry, 10.00 € Full description Very good (81) Centgrafenberg, Riesling, White wine, late harvest (Spaetlese), dry, 15.00 € Full description Satisfactory (78) Centgrafenberg, Spätburgunder, Red wine, QbA, dry, "R", 39.50 € Full description Centgrafenberg, Spätburgunder, Weißherbst, QbA, dry, R, weiß gekeltert Full description Excellent (86+) Centgrafenberg, Weißburgunder, White wine, QbA, dry Full description Excellent (87) Centgrafenberg, Weißburgunder, White wine, QbA, dry, R Full description Excellent (88) Spätburgunder, Red wine, QbA, dry, 27.00 € Full description The vintage 2003 At this stage, no English translation is yet available.View text in Google Translate Karthäuser, Chardonnay, White wine, QbA, dry, 26.00 € Full description Excellent (86) Karthäuser, Spätburgunder, Red wine, QbA, dry, R Full description Excellent (89+) Red wine, QbA, dry, Parzival, 16.00 € Full description Excellent (85+) Red wine, QbA, dry, Parzival R, Von Alten Reben, 38.00 € Full description Excellent (89+) Spätburgunder, Red wine, QbA, dry, Hunsrück R Full description Outstanding (91) Spätburgunder, Red wine, QbA, dry, Tradition, 12.00 € Full description Excellent (87) Centgrafenberg, Frühburgunder, Red wine, QbA, dry, 22.00 € Full description Excellent (88) Centgrafenberg, Frühburgunder, Red wine, QbA, dry, R, 67.00 € Full description Outstanding (93+) Centgrafenberg, Riesling, White wine, Auslese, Goldkapsel, 15.00 € Full description Excellent (89) Centgrafenberg, Riesling, White wine, Trockenbeerenauslese Full description Extraordinary (97+) Centgrafenberg, Riesling, White wine, late harvest (Spaetlese), Goldkapsel, 20.00 € Full description Excellent (86+?) Centgrafenberg, Riesling, White wine, late harvest (Spaetlese), dry, 14.00 € Full description Excellent (87) Centgrafenberg, Riesling, White wine, late harvest (Spaetlese), dry, "R", 24.00 € Full description Satisfactory (77) Centgrafenberg, Riesling-Silvaner, White wine, QbA, dry, Buntsandstein-Terrassen - Alter Satz, 12.00 € Full description Very good (83) Centgrafenberg, Silvaner, White wine, late harvest (Spaetlese), dry, 12.50 € Full description Very good (84) Centgrafenberg, Spätburgunder, Red wine, QbA, dry, 22.00 € Full description Outstanding (90+) Centgrafenberg, Spätburgunder, Red wine, QbA, dry, R, 39.50 € Full description Outstanding (92+) Centgrafenberg, Spätburgunder, Weißherbst, QbA, dry, "R" Full description Outstanding (91) Centgrafenberg, Traminer, White wine, QbA, dry, "R" Full description Excellent (86+) Centgrafenberg, Weißburgunder, White wine, QbA, dry Full description Very good (84) Centgrafenberg, Weißburgunder, White wine, QbA, dry, "R" Full description Excellent (88) The vintage 2002 At this stage, no English translation is yet available.View text in Google Translate Karthäuser, Chardonnay, White wine, QbA, 24.00 € Full description Outstanding (90) Red wine, QbA, Parzival "R" - von alten Reben, 38.00 € Full description Outstanding (91) Red wine, QbA, dry, Parzival, 15.00 € Full description Excellent (85) White wine, QbA, Buntsandstein-Terrassen, Alter Satz von Riesling & Silvaner, 11.50 € Full description Excellent (87) Spätburgunder, Red wine, QbA, dry, Tradition, 12.00 € Full description Very good (83+) Centgrafenberg, Frühburgunder, Red wine, QbA, dry, 20.00 € Full description Excellent (88+) Centgrafenberg, Frühburgunder, Red wine, QbA, dry, "R", 54.00 € Full description Outstanding (93) Centgrafenberg, Riesling, White wine, Auslese, 15.00 € Full description Excellent (89) Centgrafenberg, Riesling, White wine, Kabinett, dry, 9.00 € Full description Very good (82) Centgrafenberg, Riesling, White wine, ice wine, 175.00 € Full description Extraordinary (96) Centgrafenberg, Riesling, White wine, late harvest (Spaetlese), dry, 13.50 € Full description Excellent (88) Centgrafenberg, Spätburgunder, Red wine, QbA, dry, "R", 39.50 € Full description Outstanding (91) Centgrafenberg, Spätburgunder, Weißherbst, QbA, dry, "R" weiß gekeltert, 24.00 € Full description Outstanding (91) Centgrafenberg, Traminer, White wine, QbA, "R" Full description Outstanding (94) Centgrafenberg, Weißburgunder, White wine, Kabinett, dry, 7.80 € Full description Very good (82) Centgrafenberg, Weißburgunder, White wine, QbA, dry, 18.50 € Full description Outstanding (90) Centgrafenberg, Weißburgunder, White wine, QbA, dry, "R", 30.00 € Full description Outstanding (91) The vintage 2001 The master of barrique maturation has presented a superb range of Pinot Blanc and Pinot Gris wines of the 2001 vintage, matured in new oak, as well as Pinot Noirs of the 2000 vintage that are simply unequalled in the region, and indeed in Germany. Nobody else in Germany manages to regularly bring out such crystal-clear Burgundian fruit that is never in danger of being dominated by the wood, which remains totally subordinate. If further proof were needed, the Riesling of the 2001 vintage also serves to confirm Fürst's rightful place among the very top echelon of German wine producers. Karthäuser, Spätburgunder, Red wine, QbA, dry, 36.00 € Full description Outstanding (90) Karthäuser, Weißburgunder, White wine, late harvest (Spaetlese), dry, 12.00 € Full description Satisfactory (79) Red wine, QbA, Parzival "R", Von Alten Reben, 38.00 € Full description Excellent (86) Red wine, QbA, dry, Parzival, 15.00 € Full description Very good (80) White wine, QbA, Buntsandstein-Terrassen. Alter Satz von Riesling & Sivaner, 11.50 € Full description Excellent (87) Silvaner, White wine, QbA, dry, 5.70 € Full description Satisfactory (79) Centgrafenberg, Frühburgunder, Red wine, QbA, dry, 20.00 € Full description Excellent (85) Centgrafenberg, Frühburgunder, Red wine, QbA, dry, "R", 54.00 € Full description Excellent (87) Centgrafenberg, Rieslaner, White wine, Trockenbeerenauslese, 190.00 € Full description Very good (84) Centgrafenberg, Riesling, White wine, Kabinett, dry, 9.00 € Full description Very good (81) Centgrafenberg, Riesling, White wine, ice wine, 175.00 € Full description Extraordinary (95) Centgrafenberg, Riesling, White wine, late harvest (Spaetlese), dry, 13.00 € Full description Excellent (88) Centgrafenberg, Riesling, White wine, late harvest (Spaetlese), dry, "R", 24.00 € Full description Outstanding (91) Centgrafenberg, Silvaner, White wine, Kabinett, dry, 7.70 € Full description Satisfactory (77) Centgrafenberg, Spätburgunder, Red wine, QbA, dry, "R", 39.50 € Full description Outstanding (93) Centgrafenberg, Weißburgunder, White wine, QbA, 17.50 € Full description Outstanding (90) Centgrafenberg, Weißburgunder, White wine, QbA, "R" Full description Outstanding (92) The vintage 2000 The wines of the 2000 vintage have all, without exception, been produced with meticulous care, and are very enjoyable to drink. However, they do not aspire to the same heights as those of their counterparts of the 1999 vintage. A characteristic of this vintage is that the wines produced from the Volkacher Karthäuser vineyard are showing a little better than those from the vineyards in Bürgstadt. The firmly structured "Alter Satz" has turned out much better than its predecessor, and is likely to improve further with a bit of bottle age. Karthäuser, Riesling, White wine, late harvest (Spaetlese), dry, 12.78 € Full description Very good (83) Karthäuser, Silvaner, White wine, late harvest (Spaetlese), dry, 12.27 € Full description Very good (80) White wine, QbA, Alter Satz von Riesling & Silvaner, 30.68 € Full description Excellent (86) Centgrafenberg, Frühburgunder, Red wine, QbA, 19.50 € Full description Excellent (86) Centgrafenberg, Frühburgunder, Red wine, QbA, "R", 54.00 € Full description Excellent (88) Centgrafenberg, Riesling, White wine, Kabinett, dry, 8.95 € Full description Satisfactory (78) Centgrafenberg, Riesling, White wine, late harvest (Spaetlese), dry, 12.78 € Full description Very good (82) Centgrafenberg, Silvaner, White wine, Kabinett, dry, 7.67 € Full description Satisfactory (75) Centgrafenberg, Spätburgunder, Red wine, QbA, 18.50 € Full description Outstanding (90) Centgrafenberg, Spätburgunder, Red wine, QbA, "R", 39.50 € Full description Outstanding (93) Centgrafenberg, Weißburgunder, White wine, QbA, dry, 17.38 € Full description Very good (83) The vintage 1999 I would be not at all surprised if my awarded points were to be seen as being too low in a year or two. Each and every wine in this range impressed with its absolute purity of fruit, and its elegant structure. In the case of the dry wines, the first hints of a firm mineral structure can already be guessed at, while the youthful fruitiness of the sweeter wines still dominates, and keeps the mineral structure in the background at this stage. The Rieslaner Auslese suffers a little from this, since the lemonade character still dominates. Whereas the dry Riesling Kabinett appears to be a bit light in its current stage of development, I have the impression that the Spätlese has even more concentration and structure than the outstanding 1997 vintage, which is only just beginning to reveal its true breeding (90 points). As predicted after the initial barrel tastings, the red wines of the 1999 vintage are all of outstanding quality. Never before have the Pinot Noirs here been as good as in this vintage. Once again, Paul Fürst has demonstrated that he is a master of the barrique. In this respect, hardly anybody in Germany is in the same class. Red wine, QbA, dry, Parzival, 14.32 € Full description Excellent (85) Centgrafenberg, Red wine, Auslese, dry, Parzival "R" Von Alten Reben, 25.00 € Full description Excellent (86) Centgrafenberg, Frühburgunder, Red wine, Auslese, dry, "R", 53.69 € Full description Outstanding (94) Centgrafenberg, Müller-Thurgau, White wine, Kabinett, dry, 6.14 € Full description Very good (82) Centgrafenberg, Rieslaner, White wine, Auslese Full description Excellent (85) Centgrafenberg, Riesling, White wine, Kabinett, dry Full description Satisfactory (78) Centgrafenberg, Riesling, White wine, ice wine Full description Outstanding (92) Centgrafenberg, Riesling, White wine, late harvest (Spaetlese), dry Full description Excellent (88) Centgrafenberg, Silvaner, White wine, late harvest (Spaetlese), dry Full description Excellent (85) Centgrafenberg, Spätburgunder, Red wine, QbA, dry, PN 555, 20.45 € Full description Outstanding (91) Centgrafenberg, Spätburgunder, Red wine, late harvest (Spaetlese), dry, 23.01 € Full description Excellent (87) Centgrafenberg, Spätburgunder, Red wine, late harvest (Spaetlese), dry, "R", 40.90 € Full description Outstanding (91) Centgrafenberg, Spätburgunder, Weißherbst, Beerenauslese, 25.56 € Full description Excellent (86) Centgrafenberg, Spätburgunder, Weißherbst, ice wine, 61.36 € Full description Outstanding (90) Centgrafenberg, Spätburgunder, Weißherbst, late harvest (Spaetlese), dry, 12.27 € Full description Satisfactory (78) Centgrafenberg, Spätburgunder, Weißherbst, late harvest (Spaetlese), dry, "R", 23.01 € Full description Excellent (86) Centgrafenberg, Traminer, White wine, late harvest (Spaetlese) Full description Excellent (86) Centgrafenberg, Weißburgunder, White wine, QbA, dry, "R", 30.68 € Full description Excellent (86) Centgrafenberg, Weißburgunder, White wine, late harvest (Spaetlese), dry, 17.38 € Full description Excellent (87) The vintage 1990 Spätburgunder, Red wine, late harvest (Spaetlese) Full description Excellent (87) Centgrafenberg, Frühburgunder, Red wine, late harvest (Spaetlese), dry Full description Excellent (85+)
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