TERROIR PROFILE
Obere Ahr (Altenahr)
Rock-gorge sites
Upper Ahr: taut, mineral wines from the steepest slate rocks of the valley.
TERROIR PROFILE · Ahr
Obere Ahr (Altenahr) Rock-gorge sites
Upper Ahr: taut, mineral wines from the steepest slate rocks of the valley.
☀ Cool continental⛰ Slope: terracedSpätburgunderFrühburgunderRiesling
What is terroir? →SOILS
Slatemineral, smoky
Slate stores heat and releases it at night — wines show wet stone, smoke and a delicate structure.
CLIMATE · Cool continental
Coolest stretch; the gorge shelters from wind but delays ripening.
TOPOGRAPHY · terraced
Extremely steep rock terraces at the Altenahrer Eck.
WHAT IT MEANS IN THE GLASS
tautbright-fruitedminerallean
Similar terroirs worldwide
Computed from fingerprint similarity
Mittelmosel
Mosel
96% similar
- Dryness (slightly): Obere Ahr (Altenahr) is drier → more concentrated, denser, smaller berries (6 vs. 5).
Untermosel
Mosel
96% similar
- Dryness (slightly): Obere Ahr (Altenahr) is drier → more concentrated, denser, smaller berries (6 vs. 5).
Wineries on this terroir
See all 5 →This terroir's soils in the glossary