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Freyburg & Naumburg

The core: Freyburg with Edelacker and Schweigenberg below Neuenburg Castle, Naumburg with the Steinmeister, Bad Kösen with Saalhäuser and Kloster Pforta, plus the Unstrut terraces around Laucha, Karsdorf and Nebra. Pawis, Lützkendorf, Gussek, Hey, Böhme & Töchter and the state estate Kloster Pforta are at home here.

39Wineries

Grape Varieties

Müller-Thurgau, Weißburgunder

Riesling, Silvaner, Spätburgunder

Most Famous Site

Freyburger Edelacker

Vineyard Area

600 ha

TERROIR PROFILE · Saale-Unstrut

Freyburg & Naumburg Shell-limestone terraces at the 51st parallel

Freyburg & Naumburg: lean, finely spicy whites from shell-limestone terraces.

☀ Cool continental⛰ Slope: terracedMüller-ThurgauWeißburgunderRieslingSilvaner

What is terroir? →

SOILS

Muschelkalk limestoneprecise, salty-mineral

Muschelkalk yields a crisp mineral acidity and salty depth.

Sandstonewarm, dry, spicy

Sandstone warms quickly and yields ripe, fragrant wines with yellow fruit and fine spice.

Loessround, fruity, full

Loess stores water and nutrients. Wines tend to be rounder, juicier and fuller.

CLIMATE · Cool continental

Continental and dry, about 500 mm rain; spring frost, warm summers.

TOPOGRAPHY · terraced

Dry-stone terraces on Saale and Unstrut, vineyard cottages, south and south-west slopes.

WHAT IT MEANS IN THE GLASS

leanfinely spicydrychalky freshness

Typical Flavours of the Region

Region aroma cloud

ApplePeachCitrusApricotJasmineSlatePetrol (with age)CherryRaspberryStrawberryVioletForest floorMushroomLeather (with age)QuincePearFresh peasHerbs

→ Aroma wheel and variety profiles

Saale-Unstrut overview

This sub-region is part of Saale-Unstrut. The map shows all 3 sub-regions — Freyburg & Naumburg is highlighted.

Overview

Wineries39

Detailed profiles24

Typical Varieties

Müller-Thurgau

Weißburgunder

Riesling

Silvaner

Spätburgunder

Top sites & producers

9 sites

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

By place (9)

Freyburg & Naumburg9 entries

Dorndorfer RappentalFreyburger EdelackerFreyburger SchweigenbergGroßjenaer BlütengrundKarsdorfer Hohe GräteKösener SaalhäuserNaumburger SonneneckNaumburger SteinmeisterPfortenser Köppelberg

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

Top profiles

24 detailed profiles — all filterable in the list below

Weingut Pawis

Saale-Unstrut · Freyburg & Naumburg · Zscheiplitz

Freyburg & Naumburg

Freyburg & Naumburg Shell-limestone terraces at the 51st parallel

Typical Flavours of the Region

Riesling

Spätburgunder

Silvaner

Weißburgunder

Müller-Thurgau

Saale-Unstrut overview

Overview

Typical Varieties

Top sites & producers

By place (9)

Top profiles

Weingut Pawis

Weingut Uwe Lützkendorf

Winzerhof Gussek

Weingut HEY

Weingut Böhme & Töchter

Landesweingut Kloster Pforta

All Wineries

Weingut Pawis

Weingut Uwe Lützkendorf

Winzerhof Gussek

Weingut HEY

Landesweingut Kloster Pforta

Weingut Böhme & Töchter

Rotkäppchen Sektkellerei

Weingut Stephan Herzer

Winzervereinigung Freyburg-Unstrut

Sektkellerei

Weingut Thürkind

Weingut Frölich-Hake

Weingut Steinauer Berg

Weingut Winzerbar

Weinmanufaktur Alte Zuckerfabrik

Weißenburg - Wine club

Schankwirtschaft Weinbaubetrieb "Der Steinmeister"

Straußwirtschaft Am Felsen Göttersitz

Events in Saale-Unstrut

VDP.Weinbörse Mainz

Weinfest Bad Kösen

Weinfest Naumburg

Thüringer Weinfest Bad Sulza

Frequently Asked Questions

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