Herbal, green-spicy fragrance with liquorice and curry leaf, along with apples and apple skins, grapefruit with zest, blond tobacco, a hint of nuts and lichen-covered rock.
Palate
Dry, juicy and powerful with striking saltiness; linear, finely structured and elegant, fresh and creamy with light tannins and fine spice.
Character
A thoroughly Franconian Silvaner of balanced finesse – it impresses even in the frost year of 2024, which largely decimated yields.
Pairing
Franconian trout, asparagus dishes, white poultry or fresh quark dishes with herbs.
Notes
Produced according to Naturland guidelines, predominantly from Erste Lage and Grosse Lage vineyards on the upper Muschelkalk (Sonnenberg, Sulzfelder Berg, Maustal), using yields from younger plantings; spontaneously fermented and aged in a Fuder cask, with malolactic fermentation.
Tasting note
Colour & appearance
Straw yellow in the glass – the understated exterior of a wine that does not define itself through appearances.
Nose
A herbal, green-spicy aroma, interwoven with a touch of liquorice and a fine curry leaf note. Alongside this, apples and apple skins, grapefruit including its zest, some blond tobacco, a hint of nut as well as rock with lichen – a nose of remarkable complexity.
Palate
Dry, juicy and powerful, with a salinity that instantly makes the mouth water. Straightforward, finely structured and elegant, yet fresh and creamy at the same time, with light tannins and a continuous, delicate spiciness – Franconian Silvaner in its purest form.
Terroir & origin
The grapes come predominantly from Erste Lage and Grosse Lage vineyard sites of the VDP estate, rooted in the Upper Muschelkalk of Sonnenberg, Sulzfelder Berg and Maustal. The Maustal is a steep south-facing slope directly on the River Main and a VDP.Grosse Lage. The yields come from younger plantings.
Grape variety & vinification
Pure Silvaner, pressed after a short maceration period and spontaneously fermented. The wine always undergoes malolactic fermentation and is aged in a Fuder (large wooden cask).
Food recommendations
A wine for the table in the best Franconian sense: asparagus with hollandaise sauce, trout meunière, Munich Weißwurst with pretzels, green asparagus salad or simply fresh farmhouse bread with herb quark. Also an enriching choice with sushi and mild curried vegetables.
Special features
The frost year of 2024 largely decimated the yields; nevertheless, the Luckerts have succeeded in creating a wine with a rare price-to-pleasure ratio. Produced according to Naturland guidelines – the estate has been certified for over ten years and was named Winery of the Year 2025 by VINUM.
