Morstein

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The Morstein is a 144- hectare vineyard and the most famous individual vineyard in the municipality of Westhofen in Wonnegau, Rhineland-Palatinate. Wines from a correspondingly classified part (approx. 24 hectares) of this location can be marketed by VDP members as "large plants", provided that other quality criteria are met.

Location, climate, soil

The Morstein vineyard extends east of Hangen-Weisheim and Gundersheim and west of Westhofen. It is part of the large Bergkloster site in the Rheinhessen wine-growing region and is bordered to the west by the individual layers "Höllenbrand" and "Sommerwende" and to the east by the individual layers "Brunnenhäusschen" and "Steingrube".

The location is 140 to 280  m above sea level. NHN , the gradient is 20%. Due to the exposure from southwest to south, the falling evening sun is particularly beneficial to the Riesling , as this shows the best assimilation performance in the evening hours. The privileged core comprises approx. 50 hectares on the central slope of the great Morstein.

The soil consists of clayey marl with limestone ( terra fusca ) in the upper layer, which arose from the coral banks of the Tertiary prehistoric sea. The subsoil consists of massive, water-bearing limestone rocks.

In addition to Riesling, the varieties Dornfelder , Müller-Thurgau , Pinot Noir and Chardonnay are preferred in Morstein .

Etymology of the name

The name of the location was mentioned as "Marstene" as early as 1282 in a deed of gift to the Otterberg Abbey . It is not derived from "Moor", but from "Marstein", which indicates a landmark ( boundary stone ).

history

In the 13th century had significant monasteries like Lorsch Abbey , Abbey Wissembourg (Alsace) , Abbey of St. Arnual , Monastery Otterberg and Wormser St. Martin pin vineyard property in Westhofen.

possession

In Morstein, for example, the VDP wineries KF Groebe , Gutzler , Klaus Peter Keller , Winter and Wittmann as well as winery JG Orb , the Hirschhof (Walter and Tobias Zimmer), Klaus Knobloch and Seehof Ernst Fauth.

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Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ www.vdp.de .
  2. ^ A b Dieter Braatz, Ulrich Sautter, Ingo Swoboda: Wine Atlas Germany. Hallwag Verlag, Munich 2007, ISBN 978-3-8338-0638-4 , p. 130.
  3. ^ First location in Rheinhessen Description of the VDP
  4. ↑ Winter winery. Wein-Plus , accessed on March 17, 2013 .