Iron-rich red rock, a particularly mild microclimate, and dry stone walls that are listed das a historical monument distinguish the Churfranken area in the western part of the Franken (Franconia) wine region. Spätburgunder (Pinot Noir) has long been the leading variety here in Bürgstadt and Klingenberg. Jancis Robinson states, “Rudolf Fürst is an acknowledged Pinot magician in Germany, not just with Pinot Noir, but also the earlier-ripening Frühburgunder“.