One year, two hands, 1321 vines:
1500 litres of premium wines
Vineyards
- Microsites on small terraces with a maximum area of 9 acres
- not suitable for large-scale mechanisation
- the total net vineyard area is approx. 0.6 hectares
- the number of vines is between 180 and 350 per vineyard, totalling approx. 1300 vines
Terroir and single vineyards
Primary terroir:
- Pinot Blanc: Malterdinger Bienenberg with weathered shell limestone soil
- Silvaner, Pinot Gris, Pinot Noir: Ihringer Fohrenberg with fine-pored and nutrient-rich drifting sand (loess) on volcanic stone
- These are exclusively VDP Erste Lage sites
Secondary terroir:
- Weiand
Vines
- ‘old vines’ with a service life of over 30 to 40 years
- deep-rooted with high resilience to drought stress
- maximum adaptation to soils and microclimate
- lower, high-quality yield due to age
The maximum yield is approx. 250 litres/10 ares per year, the total volume approx. 1500 litres p.a.