TERROIR PROFILE
Bingen/Ingelheim
Pinot Noir focus on the Rhine
Bingen/Ingelheim is Rheinhessen's Pinot island — red wine culture since Charlemagne.
Climate, site & wine
On the Rochusberg stand Devonian quartzite and slate, and the soils of the Scharlachberg are rich in iron oxide. Riesling gains structure and minerality here, Spätburgunder spice; near Ingelheim, limestone, loess and gravel define the soils.
Ingelheim has a long red-wine tradition: typical are fruity Spätburgunder with a soft body alongside herbal, dry Rieslings. Quartzite is found in Rheinhessen only here.
TERROIR PROFILE · Rheinhessen
Bingen/Ingelheim Pinot Noir focus on the Rhine
Bingen/Ingelheim is Rheinhessen's Pinot island — red wine culture since Charlemagne.
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.
Limestoneprecise, mineral
Limestone delivers tension, structure and a cooler, more mineral character.
Gravel / Sandlight, approachable
Gravel and sand drain heavily — vines struggle for water, wines turn fine, light and elegant.
CLIMATE · Warm · Dry · Sunny
Mild Rhine climate where the river turns west. The south-facing sites by the Binger Loch are sunny, the Rhine mitigates late frost, and rainfall is low.
TOPOGRAPHY · moderate
Hilly Rhine flank at the junction of Rheinhessen, Rheingau and Nahe. The Binger Rochusberg with the south-facing Scharlachberg is one of the few steep sites in Rheinhessen; near Ingelheim slopes are gentler.
WHAT IT MEANS IN THE GLASS
Similar terroirs worldwide
Computed from fingerprint similarity
Mittelhaardt
Palatinate
100% similar
- Bingen/Ingelheim and Mittelhaardt share a strikingly similar fingerprint — the differences lie in soil and grape varieties.
Bourgogne · Mâconnais
Burgundy
100% similar
- Bingen/Ingelheim and Bourgogne · Mâconnais share a strikingly similar fingerprint — the differences lie in soil and grape varieties.
Wineries on this terroir
See all 49 →Weingut Bischel
Appenheim
Renown 49/100
Arndt F. Werner
Ingelheim am Rhein
Renown 26/100
Weingut Knewitz
Appenheim
Renown 24/100
Weingut Gres
Appenheim
Renown 4/100
Weingut Reis & Luff
Aspisheim
Renown 4/100
Bernhart
Stadecken-Elsheim
Renown 3/100
Weingut J. Neus
Ingelheim am Rhein
Renown 3/100
Jäger
Ockenheim
Renown 1/100
This terroir's soils in the glossary