Spatburgunder (Pinot Noir)

Better known as Pinot Noir in the rest of the world, Spätburgunder (literally “late Burgundian”) is the most widely planted red grape variety in Germany and weighs in third for overall plantings after the nation’s dominant darling, Riesling, and the always hardy Müller-Thurgau.

Germany’s Spätburgunder has made significant strides in building noticeably fuller-bodied wines that take extremely well to well-managed oak aging.