Grossheubacher Spätburgunder
At a Glance
- Variety: Spätburgunder
- Surface Area: 0.61 ha (1.53 ac)
- Vine Age: Planted in 1969 and 2016
- Terroir: A village wine from a Grand cru vineyard, Bischofsberg. It will be considered a GG wine as the vines mature. Located in western Franken, in Großheubach, along the Main River, with iron-rich, stony, red sandstone soils with loess deposits. South/southwest facing. The slope ranges from 20 to 45 percent, 200 to 250 m altitude. The section planted with old vines is steep and terraced with natural stone walls that store the day’s heat. The young vines are planted at the foot of a steep slope without terracing.
- Viticulture: Organic (not certified), average yield of 30 hL/ha.
- Vinification: 50% whole cluster, 2-week ambient yeast fermentation in open wooden vats, pressed with a basket press, aged for 17 months in 228 L used barrels, no racking until just before bottling, no fining, no filtration.