Landwein Oberrhein

Styles

Principal grape varieties

Terroir

• Vineyard sites lie between 115 m and 520 m above sea level, with slopes reaching up to approximately 60% in places.
• Soils derive from the weathering of granite, gneiss, Muschelkalk, or volcanic rock, often with loess deposits overlying them.
• Terraces predominate along the Upper Rhine, at Tuniberg and Kaiserstuhl; steep sites in the river valleys are mainly worked as direct-pull (Direktzug) vineyards.
• The climate in Freiburg averages 10.8 °C annually, with 955 l/m² of rainfall and 1,740 sunshine hours per year.
• The alternation of dry, hot periods with warm, humid conditions particularly favours the Burgundy family of grape varieties.

• The diversity of parent rocks and climatic conditions lends each wine a distinctive vintage character and varietal signature.

• The alternation of dry, hot and warm, humid periods promotes high grape ripeness, expressed in off-dry and sweet wine styles.

Facts drawn from the cahier's terroir-link section (Lien au terroir) by automatic interpretation — see the source.

Sources

• eAmbrosia register (EU) — File number PGI-DE-A1285
• Official trade body site — Badischer Weinbauverband e.V.