Appenheim Hundred Guilders

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Appenheimer Hundertgulden is a 56 hectare vineyard and the most famous single vineyard in the municipality of Appenheim in Rheinhessen ( Rhineland-Palatinate ).

View of Appenheim from the point of view of the Hundertgulden

Location, climate, soil

The Hundertgulden vineyard extends eastwards from Appenheim on the slopes of the Westerberg . It is part of the Abtey site in the Rheinhessen wine-growing region .

Of the total area of ​​the site , only 26.3 hectares are planted. The so-called core area covers 10 hectares. The orientation of the location is from southwest to south and the gradient is 20% to 38%. One speaks here of 50% slope and 50% steep slope , which are 160 to 235  m above sea level. NHN are located. On frosty nights, this allows the cold to flow off towards the village and minimizes the risk of frost damage to the sensitive new shoots of the vine.

The soil consists of limestone ( Terra fusca ), which arose from the coral banks of the Tertiary primeval sea. Outside the core location, marl and weakly stony to clayey loam or pure loam can be found.

Due to the exposure from southwest to south, the falling evening sun is particularly beneficial to Riesling , which shows the best assimilation performance in the evening hours.

The group of hundred gulden winemakers includes the Bischel, Bockius, Eberle-Runkel, Franz, Gres, Hofmann, Knewitz, Schweickardt wineries and the Zehnthof winery.

Special features of the location

Hundertgulden is advertised as having the highest carbonate content of all German vineyards. According to the local winemakers, this results in wines with a fruity acidity and high pH values, which are very mineral and nevertheless very digestible. Due to the low berry weights, the location produces very dense, fine-fruity Rieslings with pronounced minerality .

history

The location appeared on several papal donation deeds in the Middle Ages. In 1148 Pope Eugene III. left to the Disibodenberg monastery for use. Anno 1184/1185 (different sources) were rights of use from Pope Lucius III. assigned to Rupertsberg Monastery .

origin of the name

The current name came into being in the 14th century. At this time the location changed hands several times and large amounts were paid in Rhenish gold guilders for it.

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  • Rheinhessenwein eV.
  • State Office for Geology and Mining Rhineland-Palatinate
  • Community archive

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Rheinhessen.de: Weinlage Hundertgulden. Rheinhessen-Touristik GmbH, Rheinhessen Marketing eV and Rheinhessenwein eV (jointly), accessed on March 7, 2020 .
  2. ^ Verbandsgemeinde Gau-Algesheim: Ortgemeinde Appenheim. November 1, 2019, accessed March 7, 2020 .
  3. ↑ a b c d Nicolas Gres: Hundred guilders. The location. Retrieved March 7, 2020 .
  4. ^ Rheinhessen.de: Weinlage Hundertgulden. Section: floors. Rheinhessen-Touristik GmbH, Rheinhessen Marketing eV and Rheinhessenwein eV (jointly), accessed on March 7, 2020 .
  5. ↑ Nicolas Gres: Hundred guilders. The winemakers. Retrieved March 7, 2020 .
  6. ↑ Heidrun Brown: Hiwweltour to one hundred guilders. Rhein-Zeitung, August 28, 2019, accessed on March 7, 2020 .
  7. ↑ Franz Dumont: The first documentary mention. see: last paragraph. Appenheim local community, 1983, accessed March 7, 2020 .
  8. ↑ SWR: Things to see and experience. Section: Hundred guilders in Appenheim. Südwestrundfunk (SWR), November 1, 2019, accessed on March 7, 2020 .