TERROIR PROFILE
Rüdesheim/Lorch
Slate steep slopes at the Rüdesheimer Berg
Rüdesheim — Berg Schlossberg, Berg Rottland. Leitz, Künstler, Georg Breuer.
TERROIR PROFILE · Rheingau
Rüdesheim/Lorch Slate steep slopes at the Rüdesheimer Berg
Rüdesheim — Berg Schlossberg, Berg Rottland. Leitz, Künstler, Georg Breuer.
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
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).
Wineries on this terroir
See all 69 →Weingut Leitz
Rüdesheim am Rhein
Renown 57/100
Weingut August Kesseler
Assmannshausen
Renown 44/100
Weingut Georg Breuer
Rüdesheim am Rhein
Renown 37/100
Gutsausschank Zur Turmschänke
Geisenheim
Renown 32/100
Trenz
Johannisberg
Renown 30/100
Alte Bauernschänke
Assmannshausen
Renown 26/100
Weinkeller Weingut Heinz Störzel
Rüdesheim am Rhein
Renown 24/100
Weingut Mohr
Lorch
Renown 20/100
This terroir's soils in the glossary