TERROIR PROFILE
Südliche Weinstraße (Grenze zum Elsass)
Border zone to Alsace — warmest Pfalz spot
Schweigen, Birkweiler, Siebeldingen — Pfalz at Alsace level. Friedrich Becker, Rebholz, Wehrheim.
TERROIR PROFILE · Palatinate
Südliche Weinstraße (Grenze zum Elsass) Border zone to Alsace — warmest Pfalz spot
Schweigen, Birkweiler, Siebeldingen — Pfalz at Alsace level. Friedrich Becker, Rebholz, Wehrheim.
SOILS
Limestoneprecise, mineral
Limestone delivers tension, structure and a cooler, more mineral character.
Muschelkalk limestoneprecise, salty-mineral
Muschelkalk yields a crisp mineral acidity and salty depth.
Loambody-rich, velvety
Loamy soils give wines volume and a soft, velvety mouthfeel.
Loessround, fruity, full
Loess stores water and nutrients. Wines tend to be rounder, juicier and fuller.
CLIMATE · Warm · Dry · Sunny
Warmest and driest part of Pfalz — almost Alsatian climate.
TOPOGRAPHY · gentle
Gentle Vosges foothills, Mediterranean landscape.
WHAT IT MEANS IN THE GLASS
Similar terroirs worldwide
Computed from fingerprint similarity
Südliche Weinstraße
Palatinate
92% similar
- Sun (slightly): Südliche Weinstraße (Grenze zum Elsass) gets more sun → deeper colour, riper tannin (10 vs. 9).
- Dryness (slightly): Südliche Weinstraße (Grenze zum Elsass) is drier → more concentrated, denser, smaller berries (9 vs. 8).
Mittelhaardt
Palatinate
91% similar
- Warmth (slightly): Südliche Weinstraße (Grenze zum Elsass) is warmer → riper fruit, more alcohol, softer acidity (9 vs. 8).
- Sun (slightly): Südliche Weinstraße (Grenze zum Elsass) gets more sun → deeper colour, riper tannin (10 vs. 9).
Wineries on this terroir
See all 16 →Weingut Friedrich Becker
Schweigen-Rechtenbach
Renown 29/100
Becker's Wein- & Sekthaus
Schweigen-Rechtenbach
Renown 21/100
Weingut Beck
Oberotterbach
Weingut Brunck
Oberotterbach
Weingut Cuntz Sonnenhof
Schweigen-Rechtenbach
Weingut Ebinger GbR
Oberotterbach
Weingut Fischer
Schweighofen
Weingut Gerhard Beck
Schweigen-Rechtenbach
This terroir's soils in the glossary