TERROIR PROFILE
Untere Ahr (Bad Neuenahr–Heimersheim)
Open slate-loess slopes
Lower Ahr: juicy, approachable Pinot Noir from slate and loess.
TERROIR PROFILE · Ahr
Untere Ahr (Bad Neuenahr–Heimersheim) Open slate-loess slopes
Lower Ahr: juicy, approachable Pinot Noir from slate and loess.
SOILS
Slatemineral, smoky
Slate stores heat and releases it at night — wines show wet stone, smoke and a delicate structure.
Loessround, fruity, full
Loess stores water and nutrients. Wines tend to be rounder, juicier and fuller.
Volcanic rocksmoky, mineral, powerful
Volcanic soils yield smoky, often iodine-mineral wines with dense structure.
CLIMATE · Cool continental
More open towards the Rhine and slightly cooler; loess stores water.
TOPOGRAPHY · moderate
Broader slopes and the Landskrone plateau at Heimersheim.
WHAT IT MEANS IN THE GLASS
Similar terroirs worldwide
Computed from fingerprint similarity
Stuttgart
Württemberg
100% similar
- Untere Ahr (Bad Neuenahr–Heimersheim) and Stuttgart share a strikingly similar fingerprint — the differences lie in soil and grape varieties.
Bottwartal
Württemberg
100% similar
- Untere Ahr (Bad Neuenahr–Heimersheim) and Bottwartal share a strikingly similar fingerprint — the differences lie in soil and grape varieties.
Wineries on this terroir
See all 19 →Weingut Adeneuer
Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler
Renown 76/100
Weingut Nelles
Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler
Renown 70/100
Weingut Burggarten
Heppingen
Renown 68/100
Brogsitter Weingüter
Grafschaft
Renown 55/100
Weingut Sonnenberg
Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler
Renown 14/100
Bergstation Weingut Kriechel
Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler
Renown 12/100
Weingut Kurth
Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler
Renown 7/100
Maibachfarm
Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler
Renown 5/100
This terroir's soils in the glossary