Baden
Styles
Principal grape varieties
ChasselasRiesling (Riesling Weiss)TempranilloSchiava Grossa N. - Großvernatsch (Schiava Grossa)MerzlingMüller-Thurgau (Mueller Thurgau Weiss)FreisamerGewurztraminer (Gewuerztraminer)Pinot GrisScheurebeSolarisViognierCabernet-FrancCabernet Carbon N. (Cabernet Carbon)Cabernet CortisMonarchPriorBronnerHelios B.
Accessory grape varieties
AlvarinhoAuxerroisBacchus (Bacchus Weiss)Pinot NoirBlutenmuskatellerCabernet BlancCalardis BlancChardonnayCheninDonaurieslingFeliciaFidelioBouvierMuscat À Petits Grains BlancsGleraMoscato Giallo B. - Goldmuskateller (Moscato Giallo)AdelfraenkischSylvaner (Silvaner Gruen)Grüner-Veltliner (Veltliner Gruen)HeckerHibernalHolderHuxelrebeJohanniterJuwelKerner B. (Kerner)KernlingManzoni Bianco B. — Incrocio Manzoni 6.0.13 B. (Manzoni Bianco)MelonMorio MuskatMuscarisMuscat OttonelNoblingOrtegaKnipperléPerlePhoenixRabanerChardonnay RoseChasselas RoséMuscat À Petits Grains RougesSaphiraSauvignacSauvignon BlancSauvignon GrisSauvitageSeyvalSiegerrebeSouvignier GrisPinot BlancElbling (Elbling Weiss)Weißer Räuschling (Weisser Rauschling)AccentAcolonBarbera N. (Barbera Nera)BlauburgerFrueburgunderBlauer Limberger (Blaufraenkisch)Blauer Portugieser (Portugieser Blau)Zweigelt N. (Zweigeltrebe Blau)BoleroCabaret NoirCabernet CantorCabernet-CubinCabernet DorioCabernet-DorsaCabernet JuraCabernet-MitosCabernet-SauvignonCalabreseCarignanCarillonDakapoDeckrotDolcettoDominaDornfelderDunkelfelderGamay De Chaudenay (Gamay Teinturier De Chaudenay)Fortana N. (Fortana Nera)Alicante Henri BouschetHartblauHegelVogelfraenkischLagrein N. (Lagrein)LaurotLéon MillotLevitageMalbec (Cot)Maréchal FochMarselanMerlotMourvèdre (Monastrell)MüllerrebeMuskat Trollinger (Muscat Hamburg)NebbioloPalasPetit Verdot (Verdot Petit)Pinot NovaPinotagePinotinPirosoPrimitivoRegent N. (Regent)RondoSaint Laurent N. (Saint Laurent)SangioveseAffenthalerSyrahTannatTauberschwarzTinto CaoTouriga NacionalVidoc
Terroir
Natural factors
- Soils derived from the weathering of Granit, Gneis, Muschelkalk, or Vulkangestein, mostly covered by Löss deposits.
- Vineyard elevations range from approx. 115 m to 520 m above sea level; slope gradients of up to 60% in river valleys and the foothills of the Black Forest.
- Along the Oberrhein, Tuniberg, and Kaiserstuhl, vineyards are situated predominantly on terraces of varying sizes.
- Climate of Freiburg: avg. 10.8 °C, 955 l/m² precipitation, 1,740 sunshine hours per year; alternation of dry/hot and warm-humid periods.
- Baden is the only German wine-growing region in EU wine-growing zone B, alongside Alsace, Champagne, and the Loire Valley. (via Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0)
Human factors
- Viticulture in Baden is documented since 720 AD; the historical practice of land subdivision shaped small- and very small-scale hillside and Steillage structures.
- Steillagen with gradients of up to 60% are cultivated predominantly using the Direktzug method; terraces dominate along the Oberrhein, Tuniberg, and Kaiserstuhl.
Product characteristics
- White wines: terroir-driven, fruity, and mineral; red wines: structured and full-bodied with variety-specific aromatics.
- Each wine acquires a specific vintage and varietal character through the diverse parent rocks and climatic conditions.
Terroir / wine link
- The alternation of dry/hot and warm-humid periods favours Burgundy varieties and gives rise to fruity white wines as well as full-bodied red wines.
Facts drawn from the cahier's terroir-link section (Lien au terroir) by automatic interpretation — see the source.
Sources
- eAmbrosia register (EU) — File number PDO-DE-A1264
- Official trade body site — Badischer Weinbauverband e.V.