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Freiherr von und zu Franckenstein

Offenburg • Germany

weingueter.jpgImage: Deutsches Weininstitut
Barrique cellar in a German winery (Symbolic photo)

Freiherr von und zu Franckenstein

Weingartenstraße 66
77654 Offenburg
Germany
Phone: +49 781 34973
Fax: +49 781 36046
Internet: www.weingut-franckenstein.de
E‑mail: weingut@weingut-von-franckenstein.de

The wines at a glance

WinewhitedryWeißer Burgunder

2022 Berghaupten Weißburgunder Gneis Qualitätswein trocken

VDP.ORTSWEIN®

Germany

Baden • Geschützte Ursprungsbezeichnung (g. U.)

Amtliche Prüfungsnummer 506 16 23 • 12.5 % vol alcohol

17🯅

Tasted on 14 November 2025 by Werner Elflein

A Pinot Blanc that we would blindly mistake for a Chardonnay. From the gneiss weathered soils of the Berghaupten Schützenberg. Light straw yellow. Delicate buttery bouquet with yellow fruits, a hint of Williams pear, subtle hints of apricot jam. Opens on the palate with great freshness and good acidity. More powerful than the alcohol content would suggest. Excellent presence on the palate, very powerful even in the enormously long finish. A wine that transcends the boundaries of the association classification as a VDP.ORTSWEIN.

17🯅

Tasted on 14 November 2025 by Julia Elflein

17🯅

Tasted on 26 February 2024 by Werner Elflein

WinewhitedryChardonnay

2022 Berghaupten Schützenberg Chardonnay Qualitätswein trocken

VDP.ERSTE LAGE® / VDP.ERSTES GEWÄCHS®

Germany

Baden • Geschützte Ursprungsbezeichnung (g. U.)

Amtliche Prüfungsnummer 506 23 23 • 13 % vol alcohol

18🯅

Tasted on 28 October 2025 by Werner Elflein

The Berghaupten Schützenberg is located in a side valley of the Kinzig and has a southern exposure with a gradient of up to 50 %. A layer of weathered soil lies over a bedrock of gneiss. The rows of vines were planted here in transverse terraces. The Chardonnay benefits from a microclimate in which downslope winds cause a large difference between day and night temperatures. Bright straw yellow with golden reflections. Delicate vanilla and buttery, slightly floral aroma of lemon and light yellow fruits. Alongside this, green herbal, spicy and mineral notes. On the palate, it has great freshness and, even in the hot year of 2022, impressive finesse, elegance and a lively acidity structure. Delicately creamy and expressive. Excellent length.

WinewhitedryRuländer

2022 Lauf Gut Alsenhof Grauburgunder Qualitätswein trocken

VDP.ERSTE LAGE® / VDP.ERSTES GEWÄCHS®

Germany

Baden • Geschützte Ursprungsbezeichnung (g. U.)

Amtliche Prüfungsnummer 506 20 23 • 13.5 % vol alcohol

17🯅

Tasted on 21 February 2025 by Werner Elflein

Light bronze yellow in colour.Aroma of roasted nuts and Christmas spices.Some dried apricot in the background.Full-bodied Pinot Gris with a delicately creamy texture, well-balanced acidity and excellent length.

WinewhitedryWeißer Burgunder

2021 Berghaupten Schützenberg Zum Himmelreich Weißburgunder Qualitätswein trocken

VDP.GROSSE LAGE® / VDP.GROSSES GEWÄCHS®

Germany

Baden • Geschützte Ursprungsbezeichnung (g. U.)

Amtliche Prüfungsnummer 506 21 22 • 13 % vol alcohol

18🯅

Tasted on 31 December 2025 by Werner Elflein

Full straw yellow. Delicately spicy, slightly reductive and delicately nutty aroma of lime and light yellow fruits with a floral and, to a lesser extent, vegetal base. Subtle nuances of wood in the background. Great freshness and intensity on the palate. Raises the already high quality of the VDP.ORTSWEIN “Gneis” (which comes 100 % from the same single vineyard) to an even higher level. Invigorating and lively acidity. Intense, mineral, vibrant spice with pronounced grip. Excellent length and persistence.

18🯅

Tasted on 31 December 2025 by Julia Elflein

WinereddryBlauer Spätburgunder

2021 Zell-Weierbach Spätburgunder Granit Qualitätswein trocken

VDP.ORTSWEIN®

Germany

Baden • Geschützte Ursprungsbezeichnung (g. U.)

Amtliche Prüfungsnummer 506 10 25 • 12.5 % vol alcohol

16🯅

Tasted on 5 February 2026 by Werner Elflein

Slightly transparent, dark cherry red. Spicy aroma of sweet cherry and a hint of blackberry. On the palate, warm, sweet cherry fruit and still quite robust tannins, some of which are already fine-grained and velvety. Elegant acidity. Very good length. Already well developed.

WinereddryBlauer Spätburgunder

2020 Zell-Weierbach Spätburgunder Granit Qualitätswein trocken

VDP.ORTSWEIN®

Germany

Baden • Geschützte Ursprungsbezeichnung (g. U.)

Amtliche Prüfungsnummer 506 6 24 • 13 % vol alcohol

17🯅

Tasted on 28 January 2026 by Werner Elflein

16.5🯅

Tasted on 18 December 2025 by Werner Elflein

Full cherry garnet red. Slightly reductive aroma of ignition plates and aromas of sour cherry and blackberry. A hint of marzipan in the background. Juicy, tart fruit, underpinned by lively acidity that imparts great freshness. Partly sandy, partly fine-grained, partly velvety tannins that have matured harmoniously. Very good length and persistence. A sleeping giant.

17🯅

Tasted on 18 December 2025 by Julia Elflein

16🯅

Tasted on 29 October 2025 by Werner Elflein

Full cherry garnet red with medium transparency. Slightly reductive nose with aromas of sour cherry and blackberry. Juicy fruit with good acidity. Good freshness. Partly sandy, partly velvety tannins. Very good length and persistence.

WinereddryBlauer Spätburgunder

2019 Berghaupten Spätburgunder Gneis Qualitätswein trocken

VDP.ORTSWEIN®

Germany

Baden • Geschützte Ursprungsbezeichnung (g. U.)

Amtliche Prüfungsnummer 506 13 23 • 13 % vol alcohol

15.5🯅

Tasted on 26 November 2024 by Werner Elflein

WinereddryBlauer Spätburgunder

2019 Zell-Weierbach Spätburgunder Granit Qualitätswein trocken

VDP.ORTSWEIN®

Germany

Baden • Geschützte Ursprungsbezeichnung (g. U.)

Amtliche Prüfungsnummer 506 12 23 • 13 % vol alcohol

15.5🯅

Tasted on 1 November 2024 by Werner Elflein

16🯅

Tasted on 29 September 2024 by Werner Elflein

WinereddryBlauer Spätburgunder

2018 Zell-Weierbach Spätburgunder Granit Qualitätswein trocken

VDP.ORTSWEIN®

Germany

Baden • Geschützte Ursprungsbezeichnung (g. U.)

Amtliche Prüfungsnummer 506 13 21 • 13 % vol alcohol

15.5🯅

Tasted on 10 January 2025 by Werner Elflein

Slightly transparent garnet red colour. Aroma of sweet cherry. Successful composition with fruit and quite distinctive, but now polymerised and crumbly, fine-grained tannins. Shows good development over the past few years. Very good length.

14.5🯅

Tasted on 26 January 2024 by Werner Elflein

15🯅

Tasted on 24 October 2023 by Werner Elflein

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