Rheingauer Landwein
Styles
Principal grape varieties
Riesling (Riesling Weiss)AlbalongaArns Burguer (Arnsburger)AuxerroisAndreBacchus (Bacchus Weiss)BronnerPinot BlancUgni Blanc (Trebbiano Toscano)ChardonnayChardonnay RoseGm 6414-39 (Ehrenbreitsteiner)EhrenfelserRoter Elbling (Elbling Rot)Elbling (Elbling Weiss)FaberrebeBouvierFreisamerGreco (Greco Bianco Di Tufo)Chasselas RoséChasselasGutenbornerWeißer Heunisch (Heunisch Weiss)Helios B.HibernalHolderHuxelrebeIrsay Oliver (Irsai Oliver)JohanniterJuwelKanzlerKerner B. (Kerner)KernlingPrécoce De Malingre (Malingre Precoce)Velteliner Rouge Precoce (Veltliner Fruehrot)MariensteinerMerzlingMorio MuskatMuscat OttonelMuscat À Petits Grains BlancsGoldrieslingMüller-Thurgau (Mueller Thurgau Weiss)NoblingOptima 113 (Optima)OrtegaOrionGelber Orleans (Orleans Gelb)OsteinerPhoenixPerlePrinzipalPriorWeißer Räuschling (Weisser Rauschling)RegnerReichensteinerGewurztraminer (Gewuerztraminer)Muscat À Petits Grains RougesPinot GrisSaphiraSauvignon BlancSauvignon GrisScheurebeSchönburger (Schoenburger)SeptimerSerenaSiberaSiegerrebeValente (Heunisch Weiss)SiriusSolarisStauferPinot NoirSylvaner (Silvaner Gruen)Grüner-Veltliner (Veltliner Gruen)WürzerWildmuskatRiesling Italico B. — Riesling (Welschriesling)AccentAcolonAllegroAffenthalerBlauburgerBoleroCabernet Carbon N. (Cabernet Carbon)Cabernet CortisCabernet-CubinCabernet DorioCabernet-DorsaCabernet-FrancCabernet-MitosCabernet-SauvignonDakapoDeckrotDominaDornfelderDunkelfelderGamay De Chaudenay (Gamay Teinturier De Chaudenay)FrueburgunderSchiava Grossa N. - Großvernatsch (Schiava Grossa)HegelHelfensteinerHeroldrebeBlauer Limberger (Blaufraenkisch)MerlotMüllerrebeMuskat Trollinger (Muscat Hamburg)NeronetPalasBlauer Portugieser (Portugieser Blau)Primitivo N. — ZinfadelPirosoRebergerRegent N. (Regent)RondoZweigelt N. (Zweigeltrebe Blau)Saint Laurent N. (Saint Laurent)SulmerSyrahTauberschwarz
Terroir
Natural factors
- Two large-scale geological structures define the region: the Mainzer Becken (Tertiary) and the Rheinisches Schiefergebirge (Taunus).
- Löss and loess loam cover the largest expanses of Rhine and Main river terraces.
- In the lower Rheingau, Quarzite, phyllites, and clay slates (Lower Devonian) dominate as rock-rich colluvial deposits.
- The westward course of the Rhein toward Rüdesheim creates predominantly south-facing slopes with intense sun exposure.
Product characteristics
- Cellar practices are directed at preserving the compounds concentrated in the grapes.
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-A1299
- Official trade body site — Deutsches Weininstitut (DWI)