Hessische Bergstraße
Styles
Principal grape varieties
Accessory grape varieties
AlbalongaArns Burguer (Arnsburger)AuxerroisAndreBacchus (Bacchus Weiss)BronnerPinot BlancUgni Blanc (Trebbiano Toscano)ChardonnayChardonnay RoseGm 6414-39 (Ehrenbreitsteiner)EhrenfelserRoter Elbling (Elbling Rot)Elbling (Elbling Weiss)FaberrebeBouvierFreisamerGreco (Greco Bianco Di Tufo)Chasselas RoséChasselasGutenbornerWeißer Heunisch (Heunisch Weiss)Helios B.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 RougesSaphiraSauvignon BlancSauvignon GrisScheurebeSchönburger (Schoenburger)SeptimerSerenaSiberaSiegerrebeValente (Heunisch Weiss)SiriusSolarisStauferSylvaner (Silvaner Gruen)Grüner-Veltliner (Veltliner Gruen)WürzerWildmuskatRiesling Italico B. — Riesling (Welschriesling)VillarisAcolonAccentAllegroAffenthalerBlauburgerBoleroCabernet Carbon N. (Cabernet Carbon)Cabernet CortisCabernet-CubinCabernet DorioCabernet-DorsaCabernet-FrancCabernet-MitosCabernet-SauvignonDakapoDeckrotDominaDornfelderDunkelfelderGamay De Chaudenay (Gamay Teinturier De Chaudenay)FrueburgunderSchiava Grossa N. - Großvernatsch (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.