TERROIR PROFILE

Heilbronner Land

Trollinger country on Muschelkalk and Keuper

Heilbronner Land — Württemberg's largest sub-region. Drautz-Able, Heinrich, Knauß, Graf Adelmann.

WarmthSunDrynessMineralityBodyFreshness

TERROIR PROFILE · Württemberg

Heilbronner Land Trollinger country on Muschelkalk and Keuper

Heilbronner Land — Württemberg's largest sub-region. Drautz-Able, Heinrich, Knauß, Graf Adelmann.

Cool continentalSlope: moderateTrollingerLembergerRieslingSchwarzriesling
What is terroir?

SOILS

Muschelkalk limestoneprecise, salty-mineral

Muschelkalk yields a crisp mineral acidity and salty depth.

Keuper marlpowerful, iron-red

Keuper marl with high iron content gives Lemberger and Pinot Noir powerful, spicy depth.

Loessround, fruity, full

Loess stores water and nutrients. Wines tend to be rounder, juicier and fuller.

Loambody-rich, velvety

Loamy soils give wines volume and a soft, velvety mouthfeel.

CLIMATE · Cool continental

Mild continental, good ripening for Trollinger and Lemberger.

TOPOGRAPHY · moderate

Hilly between Heilbronn and Neckar, southern exposures.

WHAT IT MEANS IN THE GLASS

light Trollingerpowerful Lembergerdry styleregionally typical

Similar terroirs worldwide

Computed from fingerprint similarity

Langhe

Piedmont

100% similar

  • Heilbronner Land and Langhe share a strikingly similar fingerprint — the differences lie in soil and grape varieties.

Kraichgau

Baden

96% similar

  • Minerality (slightly): Heilbronner Land is less mineral → fruit-led, rounder (7 vs. 8).

Stuttgart

Württemberg

96% similar

  • Body (slightly): Heilbronner Land gives more body → fuller, more powerful wines (7 vs. 6).

This terroir's soils in the glossary