Hochheimer stone

The Rheingau Stein vineyards are located in the area of ​​the Hochheim am Main and Wicker vineyards . The Hochheimer and Wickerer parts are several kilometers apart. The wines can be marketed as Hochheimer Stein and Wickerer Stein . It belongs to the large Daubhaus site in the Rheingau wine-growing region , the Hochheimer part faces south and connects directly above the Queen Viktoriaberg site to the west of Hochheimer Hell . Their size is 27 hectares .

Here you can find sandy to gravelly soils with admixtures of loess . The sandy soils warm up quickly, resulting in early flowering, rapid ripening and a longer growing season. Tertiary marl lies underground .

The soil is well ventilated and provides the vines with water and minerals. The Riesling wines produced here have fruity aromas, are delicate and have a moderate acidity.

Web links

• The Hochheimer vineyards. Excerpt from the Rheingau wine region map from Dr. Hans Ambrosi, September 1991
• Exact outline of the location at Weinlage Info

Coordinates: 50 ° 0 ′ 12.5 ″  N , 8 ° 22 ′ 50.4 ″  E