TERROIR PROFILE
Heilbronner Land
Trollinger country on Muschelkalk and Keuper
Heilbronner Land — Württemberg's largest sub-region. Drautz-Able, Heinrich, Knauß, Graf Adelmann.
TERROIR PROFILE · Württemberg
Heilbronner Land Trollinger country on Muschelkalk and Keuper
Heilbronner Land — Württemberg's largest sub-region. Drautz-Able, Heinrich, Knauß, Graf Adelmann.
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
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).
Wineries on this terroir
See all 60 →Weingut Dautel
Bönnigheim
Renown 52/100
Weingut Herzog von Württemberg
Ludwigsburg-Hoheneck
Renown 48/100
Staatsweingut Weinsberg
Weinsberg
Renown 42/100
Weingut Wachtstetter
Pfaffenhofen
Renown 38/100
Weingut Drautz-Able
Heilbronn
Renown 32/100
Weingut Graf von Bentzel Sturmfeder
Ilsfeld
Renown 32/100
Weingut Graf Neipperg
Schwaigern
Renown 25/100
Weingut Seyffer
Weinsberg
Renown 20/100
This terroir's soils in the glossary