TERROIR PROFILE
Hochheim
Eastern Rheingau at the Main — loess limestone
Hochheim — birthplace of the English 'Hock'. Künstler is the top address here.
Climate, site & wine
Domdechaney and Kirchenstück stand on loess and loamy loess over partly gravelly Tertiary marl. These heavy, water-retaining soils help Riesling keep ripeness and acidity in balance in warm, dry years; the wines are powerful, with pronounced mineral acidity.
In England, wine from Hochheim, "hock" for short, became a synonym for German white wine. Hochheim lies away from the Rhine on the lower Main.
TERROIR PROFILE · Rheingau
Hochheim Eastern Rheingau at the Main — loess limestone
Hochheim — birthplace of the English 'Hock'. Künstler is the top address here.
SOILS
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.
Marlbalanced, structured
Marl is a mix of limestone and clay — yields structured, balanced wines with acidity backbone.
Limestoneprecise, mineral
Limestone delivers tension, structure and a cooler, more mineral character.
CLIMATE · Warm · Dry · Sunny
Warm and relatively dry: the Taunus in the north shields from cool winds and reduces rainfall, the Main acts as a heat store and mitigates late frost. The growing season is long.
TOPOGRAPHY · gentle
Gentle slopes inclined south toward the Main at the eastern end of the Rheingau, set apart from the Rhine bend. Domdechaney, Kirchenstück and Hölle lie on low rises above the river.
WHAT IT MEANS IN THE GLASS
Similar terroirs worldwide
Computed from fingerprint similarity
Stuttgart
Württemberg
96% similar
- Body (slightly): Hochheim gives more body → fuller, more powerful wines (7 vs. 6).
Stromberg-Zabergäu
Württemberg
96% similar
- Sun (slightly): Hochheim gets more sun → deeper colour, riper tannin (7 vs. 6).
Wineries on this terroir
See all 37 →Weingut Domdechant Werner
Hochheim am Main
Renown 41/100
Weingut Künstler
Hochheim am Main
Renown 40/100
Weingut Schreiber
Hochheim am Main
Renown 33/100
Straußwirtschaft Dienst Dorotheenhof
Hochheim am Main
Renown 27/100
Weingut Joachim Flick
Flörsheim-Wicker
Renown 22/100
Weingut Mitter-Velten
Hochheim am Main
Renown 18/100
Rebenhof
Hochheim am Main
Renown 14/100
Weingut Diefenhard
Hochheim am Main
Renown 12/100
This terroir's soils in the glossary