TERROIR PROFILE
Hattenheim/Eltville
Classical Rheingau Riesling heart
Hattenheim/Eltville — Marcobrunn, Hattenheimer Pfaffenberg. Robert Weil, Schloss Schönborn.
TERROIR PROFILE · Rheingau
Hattenheim/Eltville Classical Rheingau Riesling heart
Hattenheim/Eltville — Marcobrunn, Hattenheimer Pfaffenberg. Robert Weil, Schloss Schönborn.
SOILS
Slatemineral, smoky
Slate stores heat and releases it at night — wines show wet stone, smoke and a delicate structure.
Limestoneprecise, mineral
Limestone delivers tension, structure and a cooler, more mineral character.
Loambody-rich, velvety
Loamy soils give wines volume and a soft, velvety mouthfeel.
Loessround, fruity, full
Loess stores water and nutrients. Wines tend to be rounder, juicier and fuller.
CLIMATE · Warm · Dry · Sunny
Mild climate from Rhine warmth, optimal south sun exposure.
TOPOGRAPHY · steep
South-facing steep slopes between Eltville and Hattenheim.
WHAT IT MEANS IN THE GLASS
Similar terroirs worldwide
Computed from fingerprint similarity
Roter Hang
Rheinhessen
96% similar
- Minerality (slightly): Hattenheim/Eltville is less mineral → fruit-led, rounder (9 vs. 10).
Geisenheim/Oestrich-Winkel
Rheingau
96% similar
- Minerality (slightly): Hattenheim/Eltville is more mineral → salty-stony notes, more tension (9 vs. 8).
Wineries on this terroir
See all 75 →Weingut Robert Weil
Kiedrich
Renown 71/100
Kloster Eberbach (Hessische Staatsweingüter)
Eltville-Hattenheim
Renown 65/100
Weingut Balthasar Ress
Hattenheim
Renown 58/100
Weingut Georg Müller Stiftung
Hattenheim
Renown 40/100
Weingut Baron Knyphausen
Eltville-Erbach
Renown 39/100
Weingut Jakob Jung
Eltville-Erbach
Renown 37/100
Weingut J.B. Becker
Walluf
Renown 25/100
Weingut Steinmacher & Sohn
Kiedrich
Renown 24/100
This terroir's soils in the glossary