4 editor-picked Blaufraenkisch producers across 2 regions.
A guide to Blaufraenkisch worth seeking out, by region. We list the estates, how each region expresses the grape, and the bottles that show it best.
Kraichgau family estate at Bruchsal working Burgundy varieties and Blaufraenkisch with uncertified organic practice, a quieter alternative to the Kaiserstuhl's better-known names.
Tip: The estate keeps regular Monday to Saturday hours, easier to work into a Karlsruhe day trip than most appointment-only Kaiserstuhl addresses.
Younger sibling estate to Durbach's better-known Andreas Laible, run independently since 2007 by a 13th-generation family winemaker working Chardonnay, Blaufraenkisch, Sekt and gin.
Tip: Come for the Chardonnay and stay for the gin, an unusual pairing for a Durbach grower and a good way to taste the estate's range beyond Riesling.
A 48.9-hectare Nierstein estate owned by the Meyer family with Dirk Wuertz as managing director. Demeter-certified and EU-Bio across the Roter Hang Pettenthal, Hipping, Oelberg and Orbel Grosse Lage sites.
Tasting: Vinothek and cellar tours at Wilhelmstrasse 4 by appointment, with biodynamic vineyard walks on the Roter Hang Pettenthal, Hipping, Oelberg and Orbel parcels and Blaufraenkisch micro-plots on the Roter Hang.
Signature wines: Pettenthal Riesling Grosses Gewaechs, Hipping Riesling Grosses Gewaechs, Oelberg Riesling Grosses Gewaechs, Orbel Riesling Grosses Gewaechs, Niersteiner Riesling Ortswein, Blaufraenkisch Roter Hang, Riesling Reserve
Demeter-certified Roter Hang vinothek of St. Antony at Wilhelmstrasse 4 in Nierstein. Managing director Dirk Wuertz pours the Pettenthal, Hipping, Oelberg and Orbel Riesling GG and a rare Blaufraenkisch from the Rotliegend slate slope.
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