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Untere Nahe (Bingen–Langenlonsheim)

The lower reaches between Bingen and Langenlonsheim are the warmest corner of the Nahe. On gravel, quartzite and slate, Dorsheim (Goldloch, Pittermännchen, Burgberg) and Münster-Sarmsheim (Dautenpflänzer, Pittersberg) produce powerful, spicy Rieslings; Schlossgut Diel and Kruger-Rumpf lead the way.

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Grape Varieties

Riesling, Grauburgunder

Weißburgunder, Spätburgunder, Müller-Thurgau

Most Famous Site

Dorsheimer Goldloch

Vineyard Area

1.100 ha

TERROIR PROFILE · Nahe

Untere Nahe (Bingen–Langenlonsheim) Warm gravel and quartzite zone

Lower Nahe means powerful, spicy Rieslings from gravel and quartzite.

☀ Warm · Dry · Sunny⛰ Slope: moderateRieslingGrauburgunderWeißburgunderSpätburgunder

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SOILS

Slatemineral, smoky

Slate stores heat and releases it at night — wines show wet stone, smoke and a delicate structure.

Loambody-rich, velvety

Loamy soils give wines volume and a soft, velvety mouthfeel.

Gravel / Sandlight, approachable

Gravel and sand drain heavily — vines struggle for water, wines turn fine, light and elegant.

CLIMATE · Warm · Dry · Sunny

The lowest stretch of the Nahe near its mouth at the Rhine is dry and sunny; the Hunsrück to the west shields it from rainfall. The proximity of the Rhine tempers extremes.

TOPOGRAPHY · moderate

Moderately steep to steep slopes above the Nahe valley near Dorsheim, Münster-Sarmsheim and Langenlonsheim, with sites such as Goldloch, Pittermännchen and Dautenpflänzer. The Dautenpflänzer lies in a wind-sheltered side valley at about 100 to 200 metres on a roughly 40 percent steep south-south-west slope.

WHAT IT MEANS IN THE GLASS

ripe yellow fruitspicypowerfulgravelly minerality

Typical Flavours of the Region

Region aroma cloud

ApplePeachCitrusApricotJasmineSlatePetrol (with age)PearAlmondHoneyAlmond pastryAcaciaCherryRaspberryStrawberryVioletForest floorMushroom

→ Aroma wheel and variety profiles

Nahe overview

This sub-region is part of Nahe. The map shows all 4 sub-regions — Untere Nahe (Bingen–Langenlonsheim) is highlighted.

Overview

Wineries68

Detailed profiles17

Typical Varieties

Riesling

Grauburgunder

Weißburgunder

Spätburgunder

Müller-Thurgau

Terroir & Climate

Wine Character

The Lower Nahe lies where the Nahe flows into the Rhine at Bingen and includes places such as Langenlonsheim, Laubenheim, Dorsheim, Münster-Sarmsheim and Rümmelsheim with Burg Layen. Langenlonsheim, about seven kilometres from Bad Kreuznach, was known for fertile loess soils as early as Roman times. Dorsheim lies in the Trollbach valley shortly before the Nahe reaches the Rhine. The Nahe wine region as a whole covers about 4,000 hectares along the Nahe and its tributaries between the Hunsrück and the North Palatine Uplands.

The Nahe has great soil diversity: slate, quartzite, Rotliegendes (red sedimentary rock), gravel and loess change over short distances. In Dorsheim lies the Goldloch, an 11-hectare site between 210 and 299 metres on Rotliegendes interspersed with quartzite. The area near the Rhine is milder and drier.

Riesling is in the foreground, with Grauburgunder, Weissburgunder, Spätburgunder and Müller-Thurgau. Well-known estates are Schlossgut Diel in Burg Layen and Kruger-Rumpf in Münster-Sarmsheim.

Soil Type

Gravel and quartzite with slate and loess

Climate

The warmest corner of the Nahe near the Rhine confluence; mild and dry, with early-ripening sites.

Top sites & producers

8 sites

The most important classified single vineyards in the region. Classification per VDP (German Prädikat Wine Estates Association) and traditional vineyard registers.

By place (8)

Untere Nahe (Bingen–Langenlonsheim)8 entries

Dorsheimer BurgbergDorsheimer GoldlochDorsheimer PittermännchenLangenlonsheimer Löhrer BergLaubenheimer KarthäuserMünsterer DautenpflänzerMünsterer PittersbergMünsterer Rheinberg

Sources: VDP, state vineyard registers, Wikipedia vineyard articles, traditional vineyard literature.

Top profiles

17 detailed profiles — all filterable in the list below

Schlossgut Diel

Nahe · Untere Nahe (Bingen–Langenlonsheim) · Burg Layen

Untere Nahe (Bingen–Langenlonsheim)

Untere Nahe (Bingen–Langenlonsheim) Warm gravel and quartzite zone

Typical Flavours of the Region

Riesling

Grauburgunder

Weißburgunder

Spätburgunder

Müller-Thurgau

Nahe overview

Overview

Typical Varieties

Terroir & Climate

Wine Character

Soil Type

Climate

Top sites & producers

By place (8)

Top profiles

Schlossgut Diel

Weingut Kruger-Rumpf

Weingut Joh. Bapt. Schäfer

Weingut Tesch

Weingut Sinß

Weingut Göttelmann

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Schlossgut Diel

Weingut Kruger-Rumpf

Weingut Joh. Bapt. Schäfer

Weingut Tesch

Weingut Sinß

Weingut Göttelmann

Weingut Gebrüder Kauer

Weingut Forster

Weingut Seckler

Gut Steyerberg

Dr. Gänz Wein und Sekt

Weingut John Paulus

Weingut Reinhold Sturm

Weingut Danke-Schmidt

Weingut Kiltz

Weingut Merg-Frick

Weingut Schweinhardt

Hotel

Events in Nahe

VDP.Weinbörse Mainz

Nahe Wine Spring Bad Kreuznach

Nahe Wine Festival Bingen (Winzerfest)

Preview of the Großes Gewächs wines

Frequently Asked Questions

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