TERROIR PROFILE
Heppenheim
Southernmost Bergstraße town
Heppenheim — Centgericht site, historic old town, Starkenburg castle.
Climate, site & wine
In Heppenheim yellow sandstone appears in places alongside the loess soils, giving the wines a distinct stamp. The Hessian state wine estate Domäne Bergstraße is based here and farms Steinkopf and Centgericht.
Riesling shows fruit and spice, Weissburgunder and Grauburgunder become soft and dense, Spätburgunder berry-fruited. The Bergsträßer Winzer cooperative is also based in Heppenheim.
TERROIR PROFILE · Hessische Bergstraße
Heppenheim Southernmost Bergstraße town
Heppenheim — Centgericht site, historic old town, Starkenburg castle.
SOILS
Loessround, fruity, full
Loess stores water and nutrients. Wines tend to be rounder, juicier and fuller.
Sandstonewarm, dry, spicy
Sandstone warms quickly and yields ripe, fragrant wines with yellow fruit and fine spice.
Graniteelegant, lightly spicy
Weathered granite produces elegant, slender wines with fine, lightly spicy profile.
Loambody-rich, velvety
Loamy soils give wines volume and a soft, velvety mouthfeel.
CLIMATE · Warm · Dry · Sunny
Mild and sunny on the western slope of the Odenwald, in one of the warmest corners of the Hessische Bergstraße. The Odenwald shields from east winds while the Rhine plain provides warmth; almond blossom comes early.
TOPOGRAPHY · steep
Southernmost section of the Hessische Bergstraße with gentle to moderately steep slopes above the old town. Sites include Steinkopf, Stemmler, Eckweg, Maiberg and Centgericht.
WHAT IT MEANS IN THE GLASS
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Computed from fingerprint similarity
Rheinhessen-Mitte
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- Heppenheim and Rheinhessen-Mitte share a strikingly similar fingerprint — the differences lie in soil and grape varieties.
Alzey-Land
Rheinhessen
100% similar
- Heppenheim and Alzey-Land share a strikingly similar fingerprint — the differences lie in soil and grape varieties.
Wineries on this terroir
See all 6 →This terroir's soils in the glossary