Vineyards and Varities
The interaction of soil characteristics, position on the slope, resulting solar radiation and microclimate all contribute to the classification of the vineyard (also known as “Ried” or “Lage” in Austria).
Situated to the north-east of Langenlois, Zöbinger Heiligenstein is a vineyard of truly mystic intensity which for centuries has been justifiably among the most renowned in Central Europe. The river Kamp curves at its foot, changing direction from north-south to west-east and flowing on into the open Danube Valley. The soil consists of 250 million-year-old desert sandstone. High on the slope the grapes ripen in an enclosed nature reserve.
The Lamm vineyard is the eastern spur of the Heiligenstein, so the substratum consists of numerous fissures and cracks interstratified with Permian deposits. But there is also a lime-rich clay bed which gives the wine additional warmth, strength and body.
Käferberg also has a substratum of poor, primary rock, covered with clayey marine deposits that impart additional strength and density to the wine. These and other vineyards enable us to develop the very best characteristics of our white and red grapes.
