TERROIR PROFILE
Bacharach & Oberwesel
Slate terraces of the Loreley
Bacharach & Oberwesel: racy slate Rieslings between Mosel finesse and Rheingau ripeness.
Climate, site & wine
Devonian clay slate with quartzite is barren and free-draining, so the vines root deep. The Rieslings are taut and acid-driven, with clear minerality.
Spätburgunder plays a minor role as the second variety. Bacharach, Steeg and Oberwesel are regarded as the heartland of Middle Rhine Riesling. With 465 hectares in total, the Middle Rhine is Germany's second-smallest wine region; Bacharach and Oberwesel form one of its three focal points.
TERROIR PROFILE · Mittelrhein
Bacharach & Oberwesel Slate terraces of the Loreley
Bacharach & Oberwesel: racy slate Rieslings between Mosel finesse and Rheingau ripeness.
SOILS
Slatemineral, smoky
Slate stores heat and releases it at night — wines show wet stone, smoke and a delicate structure.
CLIMATE · Cool continental
The Middle Rhine valley has a temperate climate with many sunny days: river water and slate store heat by day and release it after sunset. The Hunsrück, Taunus and Eifel shelter it from cold fronts and heavy rain.
TOPOGRAPHY · terraced
Steep slate terraces above the Loreley stretch near Bacharach, Steeg and Oberwesel; on the Middle Rhine vineyards reach gradients of over 60 degrees.
WHAT IT MEANS IN THE GLASS
Similar terroirs worldwide
Computed from fingerprint similarity
Mittelmosel
Mosel
96% similar
- Body (slightly): Bacharach & Oberwesel gives less body → finer, lighter wines (4 vs. 5).
Terrassenmosel
Mosel
96% similar
- Body (slightly): Bacharach & Oberwesel gives less body → finer, lighter wines (4 vs. 5).
Wineries on this terroir
See all 34 →Weingut Toni Jost
Bacharach
Renown 70/100
Weingut Friedrich Bastian
Bacharach
Renown 58/100
Weingut Philipps-Mühle
Sankt Goar
Renown 55/100
Weingut Ratzenberger
Bacharach
Renown 28/100
Lanius Knab
Dellhofen
Renown 25/100
Weingut Stassen
Oberheimbach
Renown 22/100
Weingut Bahles
Kaub
Renown 14/100
Vinothek & Weincafé an der Loreley
Sankt Goar
Renown 10/100
This terroir's soils in the glossary