TERROIR PROFILE
Bodensee
Germany's highest-altitude wine region
Bodensee — altitude, lake climate. Fresh Müller-Thurgau and elegant Pinot Noir from Hohentwiel.
TERROIR PROFILE · Baden
Bodensee Germany's highest-altitude wine region
Bodensee — altitude, lake climate. Fresh Müller-Thurgau and elegant Pinot Noir from Hohentwiel.
SOILS
Loambody-rich, velvety
Loamy soils give wines volume and a soft, velvety mouthfeel.
Marlbalanced, structured
Marl is a mix of limestone and clay — yields structured, balanced wines with acidity backbone.
Gravel / Sandlight, approachable
Gravel and sand drain heavily — vines struggle for water, wines turn fine, light and elegant.
CLIMATE · Cool continental
Altitude buffered by lake warmth — drumlin moraines store heat.
TOPOGRAPHY · moderate
Gentle northern shore slopes, 400–530 m above sea level.
WHAT IT MEANS IN THE GLASS
Similar terroirs worldwide
Computed from fingerprint similarity
Bereich Umstadt
Hessische Bergstraße
96% similar
- Freshness (slightly): Bodensee has more freshness → crisp acidity, long ageing (9 vs. 8).
Tauberfranken
Baden
94% similar
- Sun (slightly): Bodensee gets more sun → deeper colour, riper tannin (7 vs. 6).
- Freshness (slightly): Bodensee has more freshness → crisp acidity, long ageing (9 vs. 8).
Wineries on this terroir
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Salem
Renown 40/100
Staatsweingut Meersburg
Meersburg
Renown 28/100
Spitalkellerei
Konstanz
Renown 28/100
Weingut Vollmayer
Hilzingen
Renown 17/100
Weingut Geiger
Riedetsweiler
Renown 10/100
Weingut Kress KG
Überlingen
Renown 10/100
Weingut Dilger
Bermatingen
Renown 5/100
Weingut Krause
Meersburg
Renown 5/100
This terroir's soils in the glossary