Landwein Oberrhein

Styles

Principal grape varieties

Terroir

• Vineyard sites lie between 115 m and 520 m above sea level, with slope gradients reaching up to approximately 60%.
• Soils derive from the weathering of Granit, Gneis, Muschelkalk, or Vulkangestein, frequently overlain by Löss deposits.
• Terraces predominate along the Upper Rhine, at the Tuniberg, and at the Kaiserstuhl; Steillagen on steep direct-pull slopes occur in the river valleys.
• Climate in Freiburg: mean annual temperature 10.8 °C, rainfall 955 l/m², and 1,740 sunshine hours per year.
• The alternation of dry, hot periods with warm, humid conditions particularly favours grape varieties of the Burgundy family.

• The interplay of dry/hot and warm/humid conditions defines the character of the wines; high grape ripeness enables the production of off-dry and sweet styles.
• Differing parent rocks and climatic conditions lend each wine a specific vintage character and varietal expression.

• The alternation of dry/hot and warm/humid periods drives high grape ripeness — expressed in off-dry and sweet wines.

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.