A guide to Fruehburgunder worth seeking out, by region. We list the estates, how each region expresses the grape, and the bottles that show it best.

Fruehburgunder in Franken

Weingut Rudolf Fuerst ★ 4.9

VDP.WeingutSpaetburgunder, Fruehburgunder, Riesling, Weissburgunder, Silvaner, Chardonnay22.8 haFounded 1638Fuerst family (Paul and Sebastian Fuerst)Winemaker Sebastian FuerstBuergstadt

Mainviereck red-wine estate at over 60 percent Spaetburgunder and Fruehburgunder on red Buntsandstein at Buergstadt, run by Paul and Sebastian Fuerst since 2018.

Tasting: Sales by appointment, weekdays 9am to noon and 2 to 5pm, Saturdays 10am to 3pm.

Tip: The Buergstadter Centgrafenberg bottlings are the estate's flagship Pinot Noir; book ahead, allocations sell out.

Hohenlindenweg 46, 63927 Buergstadt, Germany Book →

Weingut Zehnthof Luckert ★ 4.5

VDP.WeingutSilvaner, Riesling, Weissburgunder, Mueller-Thurgau, Fruehburgunder, Spaetburgunder, Muskateller, Sauvignon Blanc18.22 haWolfgang and Ulrich LuckertNATURLAND CERTIFIEDSulzfeld am Main

Naturland-certified organic estate in Sulzfeld farming 18.22 hectares, notable for cultivating all four Silvaner colour variants, yellow, green, blue and red.

Tasting: Vinothek in Sulzfeld's historic old town; online shop for mail order.

Tip: Ask to taste across the Silvaner colour variants side by side, a rarity even within Franken.

Kettengasse 3, 97320 Sulzfeld am Main, Germany Book →

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Fruehburgunder in Rheinhessen

Weingut J. Neus ★ 4.6

VDP.Grosse Lage RheinhessenSpaetburgunder (Pinot Noir), Chardonnay, Weissburgunder (Pinot Blanc), Fruehburgunder15.0 haFounded 1881Schmitz familyWinemaker Toni FrankORGANIC CERTIFIEDIngelheim

An 1881-founded Ingelheim estate, 15 ha at 70 percent Spaetburgunder with Chardonnay, Weissburgunder and Fruehburgunder alongside; EU-Bio certified and a VDP member since 1971. The Pares Grosse Lage Spaetburgunder is the Ingelheim Pinot Noir flagship.

Tasting: Vinothek and cellar tours at Bahnhofstrasse 96 by appointment, with vineyard walks on the Ingelheimer Pares Grosse Lage and the Spaetburgunder Erste Lage parcels.

Signature wines: Pares Spaetburgunder Grosses Gewaechs, Ingelheimer Spaetburgunder Ortswein, Fruehburgunder Ingelheim, Chardonnay J. Neus, Weisser Burgunder J. Neus

Bahnhofstrasse 96, 55218 Ingelheim, Germany Book →

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