Landwein der Ruwer
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 BlancDakapoDivicoDominaDonaurieslingDornfelderDunkelfelderEhrenbreitsteinerEhrenfelserFaberrebeFeliciaFernão PiresFidelioFindling (Bouvier)Gamay NoirGelber Kleinberger (Kleinberger Gelber)Gelber Muskateller (Muscat A Petits Grains Blancs)Gelber Orleans (Orleans Gelb)Goldmuskateller (Moscato Giallo)GoldrieslingGrenache Noir (Garnacha Tinta)Grüner Silvaner (Silvaner Gruen)Grüner Veltliner (Veltliner Gruen)GutenbornerHartblauHeliosHibernalHuxelrebeJohanniterJuwelKernerKernlingKleiner Fränkischer BurgunderLagreinLaurotLevitageMerlotMonarchMorio MuskatMuscarisMuskat Ottonel (Muscat Ottonel)Müller Thurgau (Mueller Thurgau Weiss)MüllerrebeNebbioloOptima 113 (Optima)OrtegaPalasPamina (Palomino Fino)PerlePhoenixPinot NovaPinotinPirosoPrimitivoPrinzipalPriorRebergerRegentRegnerReichensteinerRinotRondoRosa 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
- Devonian clay slate dominates: almost exclusively Palaeozoic rocks throughout the entire landwein area.
- On clay slate soils, mainly base-poor to base-rich brown earths have developed, with colluvial soils in places.
- Sheltered valley position: thermally favoured microclimate relative to the Hunsrück, mean annual temperature 9.5 °C, growing-season mean 13.9 °C.
- Average slope gradient 27%, vineyard sites at a mean elevation of 225 m above sea level; the Ruwer is a right-bank tributary of the Moselle.
Terroir / wine link
- Devonian clay slate defines the soils; the sheltered valley position ensures thermal advantage over the Hunsrück.
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-A1288
- Official trade body site — Deutsches Weininstitut (DWI)