TERROIR PROFILE

Rüdesheim/Lorch

Slate steep slopes at the Rüdesheimer Berg

Rüdesheim — Berg Schlossberg, Berg Rottland. Leitz, Künstler, Georg Breuer.

WarmthSunDrynessMineralityBodyFreshness

TERROIR PROFILE · Rheingau

Rüdesheim/Lorch Slate steep slopes at the Rüdesheimer Berg

Rüdesheim — Berg Schlossberg, Berg Rottland. Leitz, Künstler, Georg Breuer.

Warm · Dry · SunnySlope: steepRieslingSpätburgunder
What is terroir?

SOILS

Slatemineral, smoky

Slate stores heat and releases it at night — wines show wet stone, smoke and a delicate structure.

Limestoneprecise, mineral

Limestone delivers tension, structure and a cooler, more mineral character.

Loessround, fruity, full

Loess stores water and nutrients. Wines tend to be rounder, juicier and fuller.

CLIMATE · Warm · Dry · Sunny

Mild from Rhine warmth, slate stores sun.

TOPOGRAPHY · steep

Steepest Rheingau sites — Rüdesheimer Berg Schlossberg, Roseneck, Rottland.

WHAT IT MEANS IN THE GLASS

racy acidity depthsmoky slate mineralitypowerful fruitstone fruit and citrusnobly structuredlifelong aging

Similar terroirs worldwide

Computed from fingerprint similarity

Roter Hang

Rheinhessen

93% similar

  • Sun (slightly): Rüdesheim/Lorch gets more sun → deeper colour, riper tannin (9 vs. 8).
  • Body (slightly): Rüdesheim/Lorch gives more body → fuller, more powerful wines (8 vs. 7).

Hattenheim/Eltville

Rheingau

92% similar

  • Sun (slightly): Rüdesheim/Lorch gets more sun → deeper colour, riper tannin (9 vs. 8).
  • Minerality (slightly): Rüdesheim/Lorch is more mineral → salty-stony notes, more tension (10 vs. 9).

Mittlere Nahe (Schlossböckelheim–Norheim)

Nahe

90% similar

  • Body: Rüdesheim/Lorch gives more body → fuller, more powerful wines (8 vs. 6).

This terroir's soils in the glossary