Nahegauer Landwein

Styles

Principal grape varieties

Terroir

• Geology: Devonian rocks (sandstones, clay slates, quartzites) and metamorphic greenschists/phyllites form the oldest formations.
• Rotliegendes dominates in terms of surface area; volcanic rocks (latites, andesites, basalts) are also present.
• Tertiary soils: fluvial sands, coastal sands, and marine Mergel also occur.
• Climate: mean annual temperature 9.3 °C, growing season average 13.8 °C, mean annual precipitation 580 mm (60 % falling during the growing season).
• Topography: average elevation approx. 210 m above sea level; Steillage and very steep sites present; the region forms a triangle between Bingen, Alsenz, and Monzingen.

• Steillage and very steep sites are part of viticultural practice within the Nahe region.
• The Anbaugebiet lies within the triangle of Bingen–Alsenz–Monzingen, encompassing three distinct natural landscape units.

• Rotliegendes soils (including volcanics such as latites, andesites, and basalts) are the most widespread rock types and define the terroir of the Nahe.

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-A1293
• Official trade body site — Deutsches Weininstitut (DWI)