Mosel
Styles
Principal grape varieties
DornfelderMüller Thurgau (Mueller Thurgau Weiss)Weißer Elbling (Elbling Weiss)Weißer Riesling (Riesling Weiss)
Accessory 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)BlütenmuskatellerBronnerCabernet BlancCabernet CortisCabernet CubinCabernet DorioCabernet DorsaCabernet JuraCabernet MitosCabernet SauvignonCalardis BlancChardonnayChenin BlancDakapoDominaDonaurieslingDunkelfelderGm 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)MüllerrebeNebbioloOptima 113 (Optima)OrtegaPalasPamina (Palomino Fino)PerlePhoenixPinot NovaPinotinPirosoPrimitivoPrinzipalPriorRebergerRegent N. (Regent)RegnerReichensteinerRinotRondoRosa Chardonnay (Chardonnay 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 Gutedel (Chasselas Blanc)Weißer Heunisch (Heunisch Weiss)Chasselas RoséZweigelt N. (Zweigeltrebe Blau)Bolero
Terroir
Natural factors
- Mosel is the world's largest region for Steillagenweinbau; the Bremmer Calmont reaches a slope gradient of approximately 65 degrees. (via Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0)
- Soils: along the Mittel- and Untermosel, Devonian clay slate (Rheinisches Schiefergebirge); along the Obermosel, Muschelkalk and Keuper.
- Vineyard sites lie at 65–375 m above sea level (average 180 m), predominantly with SE–S–SW aspects (average 195°, SSW).
- Climate: average annual temperature 9.7 °C, growing season average 14.1 °C, mean annual precipitation 760 mm.
- Solar radiation during the growing season averages 652,000 Wh/m²; the highest values occur on steep and very steep sites.
Human factors
- Viticulture on the Mosel rests on a centuries-old tradition; single-stake vine training has been practiced since Roman times.
- The Steillage limits mechanisation; the high degree of manual labour shapes wine quality in terms of alcohol, aromas, and acid balance.
Product characteristics
- Intensive vineyard management promotes aromatic expression and acid balance in the wine.
- Topography, mesoclimate, and soil together determine the wine typology of the Mosel.
Terroir / wine link
- Intensive tending of Steillagen promotes aromatic expression and acid balance in the wine.
Facts drawn from the cahier's terroir-link section (Lien au terroir) by automatic interpretation — see the source.
Einzellagen
- Uhlen Blaufüsser Lay DOP
- Uhlen Laubach DOP
- Uhlen Roth Lay DOP
Sources
- Specification (EUR-Lex, single document)
- eAmbrosia register (EU) — File number PDO-DE-A1270
- Official trade body site — Moselwein e.V.