Our vineyards
Slate floors &
rugged steep slopes
All our vineyards are literally mountains of wine. They capture the sun's rays and allow the wind to roam between the vines.
Devonian slate, formed 400 million years ago, is our soil. Deeply rooted, our vines absorb the fine minerals from the soil and transport them to the grapes. This creates mineral and delicate wines with a distinctive flavor.
The cool wine-growing climate in the Ruwer Valley ensures a uniquely long ripening period for the grapes—precious time for the creation of aromatic wines with great lightness.
Kaseler Dominikanerberg
The Kaseler Dominikanerberg is a monopole vineyard, solely owned by the Nell-Breuning family.
This steep slope, facing south to southwest, covers 6 hectares with gradients of up to 50%.
The soil is stony and meager: blue Devonian slate imparts to the Rieslings from this site their unmistakable character—mineral-driven, sleek, and with tremendous aging potential.
On the western side of the Dominikanerberg, directly adjacent to the forest, we harvest the grapes for our Riesling sparkling wine.
The Dominikanerberg is the highest vineyard site in the Ruwer Valley, reaching elevations of up to 360 meters above sea level.
Here, Riesling finds cool climate conditions at their very best. Especially in the upper part of the slope—where the wind allows the berries to ripen slowly and beautifully—we are able, time and again, to produce wines of the finest quality: Auslesen, Beerenauslesen, and Trockenbeerenauslesen.
Wines for eternity.
Kaseler Nies´chen
The Kaseler Nies'chen is one of the Ruwer Valley's premium vineyards and enjoys a reputation all over the world. The blue/coppery coloured deep-lying clay-slate dating from the Devonian era reveals the high mineral content of the ground at first glance. It produces wines of finely structured, subtle minerality, with well-balanced acid and lots of fruit, body and play. The Nies'chen is a south-facing slope with an inclination of up to 70%. In this vineyard, we continue to cultivate some of our old Riesling vines individually trained in the traditional manner to a single stake
Next to Riesling, we are the only winery to cultivate Pinot noir reds in the Kaseler Nies´chen. On 0.5ha we have identified an ideal plot of land for this classical red grape varietal with its high demand for the terroir: on the bottom of the hill, south-facing, the soil is deep and provides the vines with a very good water supply. Warm and protected, this is the place where our top-class Pinot noir reds are grown.
Kaseler Kehrnagel
The Kaseler Kehrnagel site is characterized by weathered, copper-colored Devonian slate.
Because the deep, heavy slate soil has a high water-holding capacity, fresh Rieslings of class and great longevity are produced here—even in dry years.
Thanks to the high slate content, the wines are intensely spicy, juicy, and full-bodied.
The Kehrnagel faces southwest with a slope of around 40%.
We vinify our Rieslings from the Kaseler Kehrnagel primarily with residual sweetness.
The fine interplay of fruitiness and earthy spice—at times with a subtle ginger-like note—results in characterful wines and exciting companions to food.
Waldracher Sonnenberg
In 2023, we were able to acquire one hectare in the Waldracher Sonnenberg.
Like all of our vineyards, the Sonnenberg is a steep site with a gradient of 45%.
Our parcels are cultivated in single-post training with 45-year-old Riesling vines.
The Sonnenberg lies in the side valley of the Riveris, which flows into the Ruwer, and opens directly towards the Hunsrück.
This makes the Sonnenberg a cool and exciting vineyard site—one we are truly delighted about.
Its soil consists of blue-grey Devonian slate.
