Ahr.Mittelrhein Flashcards
What mountain range shelters the Ahr from cold winds?
Eifel Mountains
What is the major soil type of the Ahr?
Volcanic Slate
Loess and loam at lower elevations
Also basalt, sandstone, Greywacke gravel
What is the bereich of the Ahr?
Walporzheim-Ahrtal
What is the grosselage of the Ahr?
Klosterberg
What is the major grape of the Ahr?
Spätburgunder
Name the Erste Lage wines of Meyer-Näkel
Walporzheim Kräuterberg (herb mountain) Neuenahrer Sonnenberg (sunning mountain) Dernauer Pfarrwingert (wingert parish)
Name the Erste Lage wines of Jean Stodden
Recher Herrenberg (ungrafted spatburgunder)
Dernauer Hardtberg
Ahrweiler Rosenthal
What are the communal boundaries of the Ahr?
Altenahr (west, higher elevation) to Bad Bodendorf (east, lower elevation, close to the Rhine).
Divided into Ober Ahr (Altenahr and west, no vineyards), Mittel Ahr (Altenahr to Walporzheim), and Nieder Ahr (Walporzhei to Bad Bodendorf)
Ahr: Topography and climatological influences by zubzone
Mittel Ahr: Steep, craggy, and winding, culminating in the Bunten Kuh cliffs near Walporzheim
Nieder Ahr: flatter, with more basalt in the soil
Surrounded by Hohe Eifel (heavily forested) and the Ahr mountains (to the northwest), protecting the region from cold winds resulting in an almost mediterranean climate.
Major vineyards of the Middle Ahr, west to east, with producers
Alenahrer Eck: Mayschoss-Altenahr Winzergenossenschaft
Dernauer Pfarrwingert: Meyer-Nakel
Walporzheimer Gärkammer: JJ Adeneuer (alleinbesitz)
Walporzheimer Kräuterberg: Meyer-Nakel, JJ Adeneuer
Major vineyards of the Lower Ahr, west to east, with producers
Ahrweiler Rosenthal: Meyer-Nakel, Stodden, Mayschoss-Altnahr Winzergenossenschaft
Neuenahrer Sonnenberg: Meyer-Nakel, Jean Stodden, JJ Adeneuer, Mayschoss-Altenahr Wingergenossenschaft
Heimersheimer Landskrone: Meyer-Nakel, JJ Adeneuer
What is bogrebenerziehung?
A traditional style of training in the Mosel, which forms the vine into a bow without the use of wires.
(Pontet Canet?)
What are the prädikat values for Riesling and Pinot Noir in the Ahr?
Riesling: 76, 80, 88, 110, 150
Pinot Noir: 80, 85, 90, 110, 150
What are the bereiche of the Mittelrhein?
Siebengebirge (north of Koblenz, 4 villages only)
Lorelei (south of Koblenz, most of the region)
Who owns the Hahn Erste Lage site in Bacharach?
Toni Jost-Hahnenhof
Name the top wines of Florian Weingart
Bopparder Hamm Ohlenberg (EG)
Bopparder Hamm Fuerlay
Mittelrhein: Soil Breakdown
Slate rubble and greywacke, with Devonian bedrock
Blue, black, red, and green slate, white Taunus quartzite, sand, gravel
North of Koblenz in the Neuwied basin is volcanic tuff, basaltic ash, and loess
Mittelrhein: Mountains
In the west, Eifel (north of Mosel) and Hünstruck (south of Mosel) mountains
In the east, Siebengebirge (north) and Taunus (south) mountains
Westwald forest in the north
Pradikat levels for Riesling in the Mittelrhein
76, 80, 88, 110, 150
What is the Mittelrhein Riesling Charter?
A coalition founded in 2011 by 38 growers, modeled after Vinea Wachau
What are the quality designations of the Mittelrhein Riesling Charter?
Handstreich (Coup): max 11% abv, max 89 oechsle, TA:RS Ratio: 1:3
Felsenspiel (Rock Game): max 12.5% abv, max 95 oechsle, TA:RS Ratio 1:2
Meierstück (Masterpiece): min 12.5% abv, min 95 oechsle, max RS 9/L (TA within 2g/L of RS)
What are the requirements for the Mittelrhein riesling charter?
Accomplished Riesling: 100% Riesling only, scoring 3 out of 5 on blind tasting for typicity
Interaction of the Elements: wines show typicity through interaction with the 4 elements and traditional methods of production
Natural Rhein Wines: hand harvested, no adulteration such as concentration, fractioning, or flavoring
Exclusive Growing Area: Mittelrhein
Profile Wines with Heart: bottled as one of three quality designations
World Heritage Preserve: a fixed portion of revenue goes into a fund to preserve the unique cultural landscape of Mittelrhein viticulture and winemaking
