TERROIR PROFILE
Oberer Neckar
Cool shell limestone below the Jura
Württemberg's coolest district: revived Neckar steep sites with Pinot Meunier and Trollinger.
TERROIR PROFILE · Württemberg
Oberer Neckar Cool shell limestone below the Jura
Württemberg's coolest district: revived Neckar steep sites with Pinot Meunier and Trollinger.
SOILS
Muschelkalk limestoneprecise, salty-mineral
Muschelkalk yields a crisp mineral acidity and salty depth.
Keuper marlpowerful, iron-red
Keuper marl with high iron content gives Lemberger and Pinot Noir powerful, spicy depth.
CLIMATE · Cool continental
350–450 m altitude, late ripening, fresh acidity.
TOPOGRAPHY · steep
Small steep slopes above the Neckar at Rottenburg and Tübingen.
WHAT IT MEANS IN THE GLASS
Similar terroirs worldwide
Computed from fingerprint similarity
Entre-Deux-Mers
Bordeaux
94% similar
- Warmth (slightly): Oberer Neckar is cooler → tauter fruit, leaner wines, more acidity (4 vs. 5).
- Freshness (slightly): Oberer Neckar has less freshness → gentler acidity, earlier drinking (8 vs. 9).
Tauberfranken
Baden
93% similar
- Warmth (slightly): Oberer Neckar is cooler → tauter fruit, leaner wines, more acidity (4 vs. 5).
- Minerality (slightly): Oberer Neckar is less mineral → fruit-led, rounder (6 vs. 7).
Wineries on this terroir
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