Fruhburgunder

Pinot Noir Précoce or, as it is called in parts of Germany, Frühburgunder is a dark, blue-black–skinned, variety of grape used for wineand is a form or mutation of Pinot noir, which differs essentially by ripening earlier than normal (thus the use of the descriptive nomination 'précoce'). Whilst sometimes treated as a separate grape variety by ampelographers, there are nevertheless those who consider it is simply an early ripening form of Pinot Noir, and in some cases, Pinot Noir Précoce wines may therefore be found straightforwardly labelled "Pinot noir".

As it seems highly likely that Pinot Noir Précoce is simply a natural early ripening mutation of Pinot noir, it is extremely likely to have occurred and been selected and specially cultivated in many different Pinot growing regions (e.g., Burgundy, Champagne, Alsace, Loire, and throughout many older German vineyards) on many separate occasions throughout the long history of Pinot noir cultivation in Europe.

Wines from Pinot Noir Précoce are closely similar to, if not indistinguishable from, those of Pinot noir, and it is far from clear that anything distinguishes its wines other than oenological characters resulting from its early ripening (e.g., relatively fuller flavor development, lower acidity, and the like).

Synonyms: 

Pinot Noir Précoce

UK Area in production 2015: 

26.89 Hectares (inc. Pinot Noir Précoce)

UK Area in production 2017: 

31.82 Hectares

Fruhburgunder Grape Vine

Northernmost Vineyard Growing Fruhburgunder in UK & Eire

Latitude

Fulbeck Gardens Vineyard

Grantham NG32 3HH
Phone: 01400 273989
Lincolnshire
53° 2' 43.6164" N

Largest Vineyard Growing Fruhburgunder in UK & Eire

Pant Du Vineyard

Pant Du Vineyard
Penygroes
Caernarfon LL54 6HE
Phone: 01286 880806
Gwynedd

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