TERROIR PROFILE
Obermosel
Elbling heartland on the Luxembourg border
Obermosel — Elbling country, one of Europe's oldest varieties. Different soil than Mittelmosel.
TERROIR PROFILE · Mosel
Obermosel Elbling heartland on the Luxembourg border
Obermosel — Elbling country, one of Europe's oldest varieties. Different soil than Mittelmosel.
SOILS
Muschelkalk limestoneprecise, salty-mineral
Muschelkalk yields a crisp mineral acidity and salty depth.
Sandstonewarm, dry, spicy
Sandstone warms quickly and yields ripe, fragrant wines with yellow fruit and fine spice.
CLIMATE · Cool continental
Cool-continental, late vegetation start.
TOPOGRAPHY · moderate
Obermosel hills on the Luxembourg border.
WHAT IT MEANS IN THE GLASS
Similar terroirs worldwide
Computed from fingerprint similarity
Entre-Deux-Mers
Bordeaux
96% similar
- Minerality (slightly): Obermosel is more mineral → salty-stony notes, more tension (7 vs. 6).
Unterer Mittelrhein & Siebengebirge
Mittelrhein
96% similar
- Dryness (slightly): Obermosel is wetter → juicier, softer, more plushness (5 vs. 6).
Wineries on this terroir
See all 32 →Weingut Hubertus M. Apel
Nittel
Renown 30/100
BioWeingut Beck-Winter
Nittel
Renown 12/100
Weingut B. Frieden
Nittel
Renown 10/100
Weingut Matthias Dostert
Nittel
Renown 9/100
Winzerhof Greif
Nittel
Renown 9/100
Weingut & Brennerei Peter Greif
Tawern
Renown 8/100
Weingut Karl Sonntag
Nittel
Renown 4/100
Weingut Ernst Hein
Temmels
Renown 4/100
This terroir's soils in the glossary