Hessische Bergstraße
Styles
Principal grape varieties
Accessory grape varieties
AlbalongaArns Burguer (Arnsburger)AuxerroisAndreBacchus (Bacchus Weiss)BronnerPinot BlancUgni Blanc (Trebbiano Toscano)ChardonnayChardonnay RoseGm 6414-39EhrenfelserRoter Elbling (Elbling Rot)Elbling (Elbling Weiss)FaberrebeBouvierFreisamerGreco (Greco Bianco Di Tufo)Chasselas RoséChasselasGutenbornerWeißer Heunisch (Heunisch Weiss)Helios B. (Helios)HibernalHolderHuxelrebeIrsay Oliver (Irsai Oliver)JohanniterJuwelKanzlerKerner B. (Kerner)KernlingPrécoce De Malingre (Malingre Precoce)Velteliner Rouge Precoce (Veltliner Fruehrot)MariensteinerMerzlingMorio MuskatMuscat OttonelMuscat À Petits Grains BlancsGoldrieslingNoblingOptima 113 (Optima)OrtegaOrionGelber Orleans (Orleans Gelb)OsteinerPhoenixPerlePrinzipalPriorWeißer Räuschling (Weisser Rauschling)RegnerReichensteinerGewurztraminer (Gewuerztraminer)Muscat À Petits Grains RougesSaphiraSauvignonSauvignon GrisScheurebeSchönburger (Schoenburger)SeptimerSerenaSiberaSiegerrebeValente (Heunisch Weiss)SiriusSolarisStauferSylvaner (Silvaner Gruen)Grüner-Veltliner (Veltliner Gruen)WürzerWildmuskatRiesling Italico B. (Welschriesling)VillarisAcolonAccentAllegroAffenthalerBlauburgerBoleroCabernet Carbon N. (Cabernet Carbon)Cabernet CortisCabernet-CubinCabernet DorioCabernet-DorsaCabernet-FrancCabernet-MitosCabernet-SauvignonDakapoDeckrotDominaDornfelderDunkelfelderGamay De Chaudenay (Gamay Teinturier De Chaudenay)FrueburgunderSchiava Grossa N. (Schiava Grossa)HegelHelfensteinerHeroldrebeBlauer Limberger (Blaufraenkisch)MerlotMüllerrebeMuskat Trollinger (Muscat Hamburg)NeronetPalasPirosoBlauer Portugieser (Portugieser Blau)PrimitivoRebergerRegent N. (Regent)RondoZweigelt N. (Zweigeltrebe Blau)Saint Laurent N. (Saint Laurent)SulmerSyrahTauberschwarz
Terroir
Natural factors
- Soils derived from crystalline plutonic rocks (gabbro, diorite, Granit) as well as Buntsandstein, Löss, and loamy loess
- The tectonics of the Upper Rhine Graben lifted crystalline Carboniferous rocks several thousand metres upward, shaping the subsoil
- Slopes are largely covered with Quaternary sediments: wind-blown sands at lower elevations, sandy loess and Löss at greater heights
- Groß-Umstadt: Granit/granite gneiss (Upper Devonian) as bedrock, overlain by Permian rhyolite sheets (Quarzporphyr)
- Side valleys running from west to east create a strongly dissected landscape with a high proportion of Steillage and terraced vineyard sites
Human factors
- The region's winemaking tradition is considered centuries old; the principal variety is Weißer Riesling (47.5% of the planted area)
Product characteristics
- Wines with variety-typical aromatic and flavour characteristics, often displaying pronounced minerality and harmoniously integrated acidity
- Large diurnal temperature swings during the ripening period extend that phase and promote the development of aromatic complexity in the grapes
Terroir / wine link
- Large day-to-night temperature differentials during the ripening period extend that phase and promote the development of aromatic complexity in the grapes
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-A1268
- Official trade body site — Weinbauverband Hessische Bergstraße e.V.