Franken
Styles
Principal grape varieties
AcolonAdelfränkischAffenthalerAlbalongaArintoAuxerroisBacchus (Bacchus Weiss)BlauburgerBlauer FrühburgunderBlauer Gänsfüßer (Blauer Gansfusser)Blauer Kölner (Schiava Grossa)Blauer Limberger (Blaufraenkisch)Blauer Muskateller (Muscat A Petits Grains Rouges)Blauer Portugieser (Portugieser Blau)Blauer Silvaner (Pinot Noir)Blauer Zweigelt (Zweigeltrebe Blau)BlütenmuskatellerBronnerBukettrebeBukettsilvaner (Bouquetsylvaner)Cabernet BlancCabernet Carol (Cabernet Carbon)Cabernet CortisCabernet CubinCabernet DorioCabernet DorsaCabernet FrancCabernet JuraCabernet MitosCabernet SauvignonCalardis BlancCalardis MusquéCalardis RoyalCalardis SoleilCarillonChardonnayChenin BlancDakapoDeckrotDominaDonaurieslingDonauveltlinerDornfelderDunkelfelderEhrenfelserFaberrebeFeliciaFontanara (Greco Bianco Di Tufo)Früher Roter Malvasier (Veltliner Fruehrot)GeisdutteGelber Muskateller (Muscat A Petits Grains Blancs)Gelber Orleans (Orleans Gelb)Goldmuskateller (Moscato Giallo)GoldrieslingGrüner Silvaner (Silvaner Gruen)Grüner Veltliner (Veltliner Gruen)HartblauHeckerHelfensteinerHelios B.HibernalHuxelrebeJohanniterKanzlerKerner B. (Kerner)KernlingKleiner Fränkischer BurgunderLaurotLevitageLämmerschwanz (Juhfark)Malbec (Cot)Manzoni BiancoMariensteinerMerlotMerlot KhorusMerzlingMonarchMorio MuskatMuscarisMuskat Ottonel (Muscat Ottonel)Muskat Trollinger (Muscat Hamburg)Müller Thurgau (Mueller Thurgau Weiss)MüllerrebeNebbioloOptima 113 (Optima)OrtegaOsteinerPalasPerlePhoenixPinot NovaPinotinPrinzipalPriorRegent N. (Regent)RieselRondoRosenmuskateller (Tamjanika Crna)Roter Elbling (Elbling Rot)Roter Gutedel (Chasselas Rose)Roter Riesling (Gewuerztraminer)Ruländer (Pinot Gris)SangioveseSauvignacSauvignon BlancSauvignon Gryn (Sauvignon Gris)SauvitageScheurebeSchönburger (Schoenburger)SolarisSoreliSouvignier GrisSt. Laurent (Saint Laurent)SyrahSémillonSüßschwarz (Beclan Petit)TauberschwarzVerdejo Blanco (Gouveio)ViognierVoltisWeißer Burgunder (Pinot Blanc)Weißer Elbling (Elbling Weiss)Weißer Gutedel (Chasselas Blanc)Weißer Heunisch (Heunisch Weiss)Weißer Lagler (Weisser Lagler)Weißer Riesling (Riesling Weiss)Weißer Räuschling (Weisser Rauschling)Würzer
Terroir
Natural factors
- Triassic rocks (Buntsandstein, Muschelkalk, Keuper) form the characteristic scarp-and-vale landscape and shape the character of Frankenwein.
- In the Vorspessart (western zone), the soils consist of gneiss and mica schist from the basement rock.
- The climate is subcontinental, with annual precipitation below 550 mm, placing the region among the driest in Bayern.
- The meandering Main shapes south- to west-facing, concave Steillage sites on the outer bends of the Main valley.
- Continental easterly air flows in winter cause pronounced cooling, bringing winter frosts and late frosts.
Human factors
- A fine-grained ownership structure resulting from partible inheritance; approximately 20% of vineyards are Steil- and terrace sites requiring a high degree of hand labour.
- The principal varieties Silvaner, Müller-Thurgau, Riesling, Burgunder, and Domina have defined the typicity of the individual sites for centuries.
Product characteristics
- The typicity, minerality, and individuality of the sites are perceptible in the sensory profile of the wines.
- Sparkling Qualitätsschaumwein requires an earlier harvest to achieve a pronounced acid structure and a minimum of nine months of bottle fermentation.
Terroir / wine link
- Triassic rocks (Buntsandstein, Muschelkalk, Keuper) as well as mica schist are identified in the Einziges Dokument as the foundations of the typicity, minerality, and individuality of the wines.
Facts drawn from the cahier's terroir-link section (Lien au terroir) by automatic interpretation — see the source.
Einzellagen
Sources
- Specification (EUR-Lex, single document)
- eAmbrosia register (EU) — File number PDO-DE-A1267
- Official trade body site — Weinbauverband Franken e.V.