Rheinburgen-Landwein
Styles
Principal grape varieties
AccentAuxerroisBacchus (Bacchus Weiss)Baron (Cabernet Franc)Blauer FrühburgunderBlauer Limberger (Blaufraenkisch)Blauer Portugieser (Portugieser Blau)Blauer Spätburgunder (Pinot Noir)BlütenmuskatellerCabaret NoirCabernet BlancCabernet CortisCabernet CubinCabernet DorsaCabernet MitosCabernet SauvignonCalardis BlancCalardis MusquéChardonnayDakapoDeckrotDominaDonaurieslingDornfelderDunkelfelderGm 6414-39 (Ehrenbreitsteiner)EhrenfelserFaberrebeFeliciaFindling (Bouvier)FreisamerFrüher Malingre (Malingre Precoce)Früher Roter Malvasier (Veltliner Fruehrot)Gelber Muskateller (Muscat A Petits Grains Blancs)Goldmuskateller (Moscato Giallo)GoldrieslingGrüner Silvaner (Silvaner Gruen)Grüner Veltliner (Veltliner Gruen)HelfensteinerHelios B.HeroldrebeHibernalHuxelrebeJohanniterKanzlerKerner B. (Kerner)MerlotMorio MuskatMuscarisMuskat Ottonel (Muscat Ottonel)Müller Thurgau (Mueller Thurgau Weiss)MüllerrebeNoblingOptima 113 (Optima)OrtegaOsteinerPerlePetite Arvine (Arvine Petite)PhoenixPinotinRegent N. (Regent)ReichensteinerRotberger (Zweigeltrebe Blau)Roter Riesling (Gewuerztraminer)Ruländer (Pinot Gris)SauvignacSauvignon BlancSauvignon GrisSauvitageSavagnin BlancScheurebeSchönburger (Schoenburger)SiegerrebeSolarisSouvignier GrisSt. Laurent (Saint Laurent)SyrahWeißer Burgunder (Pinot Blanc)Weißer Elbling (Elbling Weiss)Weißer Gutedel (Chasselas Blanc)Weißer Riesling (Riesling Weiss)Würzer
Terroir
Natural factors
- Devonian slate and quartzitic sandstones dominate the parent rock of soils in the Mittelrhein valley.
- In terms of soil typology, Vegen and brown earths characterize the slate soils; on Tertiary volcanics, regosols and rankers occur.
- Around Königswinter, trachytes, basalts, and latites bear witness to former volcanic activity during the Tertiary period.
Human factors
- Viticulture in the Mittelrhein valley from Bingen to Bonn spans over 110 km, with vineyard sites at elevations of 55–350 m.
- Soils are dominated by Devonian slates; around Königswinter, Tertiary volcanics such as basalts and trachytes also occur.
Terroir / wine link
- Devonian slate as parent rock shapes the soils—Vegen and brown earths—in which the vines predominantly root.
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-A1298
- Official trade body site — Deutsches Weininstitut (DWI)