Landwein der Mosel
Styles
Principal grape varieties
AccentAcolonAdelfränkischAffenthalerAlbalongaAllegroAlvarinhoArintoArnsburgerAuxerroisBacchus (Bacchus Weiss)Baron (Cabernet Franc)Blauer Elbling (Elbling Rot)Blauer FrühburgunderBlauer Limberger (Blaufraenkisch)Blauer Portugieser (Portugieser Blau)Blauer Spätburgunder (Pinot Noir)Blauer Trollinger (Schiava Grossa)Blauer Zweigelt (Zweigeltrebe Blau)BlütenmuskatellerBoleroBronnerCabernet BlancCabernet CortisCabernet CubinCabernet DorioCabernet DorsaCabernet JuraCabernet MitosCabernet SauvignonCalardis BlancChardonnayChenin BlancDakapoDominaDonaurieslingDornfelderDunkelfelderGm 6414-39 (Ehrenbreitsteiner)EhrenfelserFaberrebeFeliciaFernão PiresFidelioFindling (Bouvier)Gamay NoirGelber Kleinberger (Kleinberger Gelber)Gelber Muskateller (Muscat A Petits Grains Blancs)Gelber Orleans (Orleans Gelb)Goldmuskateller (Moscato Giallo)GoldrieslingGrenache Noir (Alicante Henri Bouschet)Grüner Silvaner (Silvaner Gruen)Grüner Veltliner (Veltliner Gruen)GutenbornerHartblauHelios B.HibernalHuxelrebeJohanniterJuwelKerner B. (Kerner)KernlingKleiner Fränkischer BurgunderLagrein N. (Lagrein)LaurotLevitageMerlotMonarchMorio MuskatMuscarisMuskat Ottonel (Muscat Ottonel)Müller Thurgau (Mueller Thurgau Weiss)MüllerrebeNebbioloOptima 113 (Optima)OrtegaPalasPamina (Palomino Fino)PerlePhoenixPinot NovaPinotinPirosoPrimitivo (Primitivo N. -- Zinfadel)PrinzipalPriorRebergerRegent N. (Regent)RegnerReichensteinerRinotRondoRosa Chardonnay (Chardonnay Rose)Roter Gutedel (Chasselas Rose)Roter Muskateller (Muscat A Petits Grains Rouges)Roter Riesling (Gewuerztraminer)Rubinet (Jacquere)Ruländer (Pinot Gris)SaphiraSauvignacSauvignon BlancSauvignon GrisSauvitageSavagnin BlancScheurebeSchwarzer Elbling (Pinot Salomon)Schwarzer Urban (Schiava Gentile)Schönburger (Schoenburger)SiegerrebeSolarisSoreliSouvignier GrisSt. Laurent (Saint Laurent)SyrahSémillonSüßschwarz (Beclan Petit)TempranilloTouriga NacionalTrebbiano Di Soave (Verdicchio Bianco)VB 91-26-5 (Cabaret Noir)ViognierVoltisWeißer Burgunder (Pinot Blanc)Weißer Elbling (Elbling Weiss)Weißer Gutedel (Chasselas Blanc)Weißer Heunisch (Heunisch Weiss)Weißer Riesling (Riesling Weiss)
Terroir
Natural factors
- Geology is divided into two zones: the Trier Basin with Buntsandstein, Muschelkalk, and Keuper; the middle and lower Mosel with Devonian Schiefer.
- Devonian rocks predominate: quartzitic sandstones, Quarzite, and clay slates derived from folded marine basin sediments.
- The middle and lower Mosel flow through a narrow gorge incised into Devonian rocks of the Rhenish Slate Massif.
- Vineyard sites range from 65 to 375 m above sea level, averaging 180 m; aspect is predominantly SE–S–SW.
- Growing season: average 14.1 °C, 760 mm annual rainfall (60 % falling during the growing season), 652,000 Wh/m² of solar radiation.
Human factors
- Mosel viticulture is divided into four natural landscape units: the upper, middle, and lower Mosel valley and the Trier basin floor.
- Steillage and extreme Steillage sites achieve the highest solar irradiance values in the region.
Terroir / wine link
- Steillage and extreme Steillage sites receive the greatest solar radiation, directly influencing vine development.
Facts drawn from the cahier's terroir-link section (Lien au terroir) by automatic interpretation — see the source.
Sources
- Specification (EUR-Lex, single document)
- eAmbrosia register (EU) — File number PGI-DE-A1283
- Official trade body site — Deutsches Weininstitut (DWI)