The Wehlener Sonnenuhr on its slope
Topic 04 / 06 — Single vineyards
Wherethe grapesgrow
The finest wines of the Prüm houses come from a handful of famous steep sites between Bernkastel and Wehlen: Sonnenuhr, Himmelreich, Domprobst, Badstube.
The Prüm houses farm a handful of famous single vineyards on the Middle Moselle. Slate soils and steep slopes are the foundation of their Rieslings.
Wehlen · c. 40 ha
Wehlener Sonnenuhr
Probably the Moselle's most famous single vineyard — named after the sundial Jodocus Prüm set into the rock in 1842.
J. J. Prüm · S. A. Prüm · Studert-PrümGraach
Graacher Himmelreich
Deep slate, fullness and soft fruit — a classic for delicate Rieslings.
J. J. Prüm · S. A. PrümBernkastel
Bernkasteler Badstube
A classic site above Bernkastel, neighbour of the Doctor.
J. J. Prüm · S. A. PrümHow these sites fit into the wider picture — from the Prussian vineyard classification of 1868 to the VDP map — is told at moselriesling.com (German).
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