TERROIR PROFILE

Radebeul (Lößnitz)

Syenite terraces of the Lößnitz

Radebeul: aromatic, ripe wines from the syenite terraces of the Lößnitz.

WarmthSunDrynessMineralityBodyFreshness

TERROIR PROFILE · Saxony

Radebeul (Lößnitz) Syenite terraces of the Lößnitz

Radebeul: aromatic, ripe wines from the syenite terraces of the Lößnitz.

Cool continentalSlope: terracedRieslingTraminerWeißburgunderGoldriesling
What is terroir?

SOILS

Graniteelegant, lightly spicy

Weathered granite produces elegant, slender wines with fine, lightly spicy profile.

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

South-exposed, wind-sheltered slopes – Saxony's warmest corner.

TOPOGRAPHY · terraced

Historic dry-stone terraces with vineyard houses above Radebeul.

WHAT IT MEANS IN THE GLASS

aromaticripefine spicemedium body

Similar terroirs worldwide

Computed from fingerprint similarity

Stuttgart

Württemberg

96% similar

  • Dryness (slightly): Radebeul (Lößnitz) is drier → more concentrated, denser, smaller berries (7 vs. 6).

Bottwartal

Württemberg

96% similar

  • Dryness (slightly): Radebeul (Lößnitz) is drier → more concentrated, denser, smaller berries (7 vs. 6).

Untere Ahr (Bad Neuenahr–Heimersheim)

Ahr

96% similar

  • Dryness (slightly): Radebeul (Lößnitz) is drier → more concentrated, denser, smaller berries (7 vs. 6).

This terroir's soils in the glossary