Riesling “Ganz Horn” GG 2022 1500ml

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While most of the vineyards along the Haardtrand, the transition from the Rhine plain to the Palatinate Forest, were formed as eastern slopes by the Rhine ditch running from south to north, there are also southern slopes in the Queich Valley leading from the Palatinate Forest into the Rhine Valley. The "Siebeldinger Sommerseite" has the site designation "Im Sonnenschein". The vineyards lie 160 to 225 metres above sea level and have slopes of 5 to 20 %. The parcel of the Rebholz vineyard, which was known as "Siebeldinger Ganshorn" for top Rieslings even before the wine law was changed in 1971, is a south-facing slope protected from cold air to the west of the "German Wine Route" below the Geilweilerhof. 2.5 hectares are classified as VDP.GROSSE LAGE, in which the winery cultivates 2.1 hectares.
Due to the subsidence and faulting of the Rhine Graben and the strong uplift of the Palatinate Forest, very old and deep-lying geological formations have come to light in the area around Siebeldingen. The soils in the "Im Sonnenschein" site are therefore very different. The soil of our "GANZ HORN" plot is geologically quite young. It was formed in the Pleistocene period around 1 million years ago. During and after the ice ages, huge quantities of gravel were transported from the Palatinate Forest and deposited on the slopes of the Queich Valley. This soil, a mixture of red sandstone from the Palatinate Forest, gravel and clay, is ideal for Riesling vines. Some of the pebbles are made of pure quartz crystal. These pebbles are processed into the biodynamic preparation 501 at the Rebholz winery.