TERROIR PROFILE
Mansfelder Seen (Höhnstedt)
Loess and limestone slopes on the Süßer See
Mansfeld lakes: light, fruity wines from the northernmost edge of Saale-Unstrut.
TERROIR PROFILE · Saale-Unstrut
Mansfelder Seen (Höhnstedt) Loess and limestone slopes on the Süßer See
Mansfeld lakes: light, fruity wines from the northernmost edge of Saale-Unstrut.
SOILS
Muschelkalk limestoneprecise, salty-mineral
Muschelkalk yields a crisp mineral acidity and salty depth.
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.
CLIMATE · Cool continental
The lake tempers frost; northernmost district of the region.
TOPOGRAPHY · gentle
Gentle south-facing slopes above the Süßer See at Höhnstedt.
WHAT IT MEANS IN THE GLASS
Similar terroirs worldwide
Computed from fingerprint similarity
Thüringen (Bad Sulza)
Saale-Unstrut
93% similar
- Dryness (slightly): Mansfelder Seen (Höhnstedt) is wetter → juicier, softer, more plushness (7 vs. 8).
- Minerality (slightly): Mansfelder Seen (Höhnstedt) is less mineral → fruit-led, rounder (6 vs. 7).
Moseltor
Mosel
93% similar
- Dryness (slightly): Mansfelder Seen (Höhnstedt) is drier → more concentrated, denser, smaller berries (7 vs. 6).
- Minerality (slightly): Mansfelder Seen (Höhnstedt) is less mineral → fruit-led, rounder (6 vs. 7).
Wineries on this terroir
See all 5 →This terroir's soils in the glossary