TERROIR PROFILE
Würzburg & Maindreieck
Classic shell-limestone Silvaner
Würzburg: shell-limestone Silvaner in its purest form – earthy, saline, taut.
TERROIR PROFILE · Franconia
Würzburg & Maindreieck Classic shell-limestone Silvaner
Würzburg: shell-limestone Silvaner in its purest form – earthy, saline, taut.
SOILS
Muschelkalk limestoneprecise, salty-mineral
Muschelkalk yields a crisp mineral acidity and salty depth.
Loessround, fruity, full
Loess stores water and nutrients. Wines tend to be rounder, juicier and fuller.
CLIMATE · Cool continental
Continental: hot dry summers, cold winters, spring frost risk; the Main buffers.
TOPOGRAPHY · moderate
The Stein as a south-facing amphitheatre above the city; Randersacker and Sommerhausen on steep Main slopes.
WHAT IT MEANS IN THE GLASS
Similar terroirs worldwide
Computed from fingerprint similarity
Mitte (Andlau–Dambach)
Alsace
94% similar
- Sun (slightly): Würzburg & Maindreieck gets less sun → paler colour, more herbal spice (7 vs. 8).
- Freshness (slightly): Würzburg & Maindreieck has less freshness → gentler acidity, earlier drinking (7 vs. 8).
Alzey-Land
Rheinhessen
92% similar
- Warmth (slightly): Würzburg & Maindreieck is cooler → tauter fruit, leaner wines, more acidity (6 vs. 7).
- Dryness (slightly): Würzburg & Maindreieck is drier → more concentrated, denser, smaller berries (8 vs. 7).
Wineries on this terroir
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Würzburg
Renown 80/100
Weingut am Stein - Ludwig Knoll
Würzburg
Renown 78/100
Bürgerspital Weinhaus
Würzburg
Renown 76/100
Weingut Zehnthof
Sulzfeld am Main
Renown 74/100
Staatlicher Hofkeller Würzburg
Würzburg
Renown 72/100
Weingut Bickel-Stumpf
Frickenhausen a.Main
Renown 70/100
Weingut Schmitt's Kinder
Randersacker
Renown 70/100
Weingut Rudolf May
Retzstadt
Renown 68/100
This terroir's soils in the glossary