Engelstadter Adelpfad (Noble path of Engelstadt)

Walking aristocrats? No, melting Rieslings

Did nobles once walk here? But did they not prefer to ride high on horseback or sit in carriages? The vineyard was first mentioned in a document in 1370 with the name "an dem adelphade" (eng. “by the noble path”). The name is not based on the status of the bypassers, but refers to a ditch. Even today, the meadow ditch runs across the site, with the Selz river flanking one side of the vineyard. The soil is deep, clayey and heavy, with a lot of lime. Full-bodied Müller-Thurgau or melting, dense top Rieslings grow here. The Adelspfad offers a magnificent panoramic view over Stadecken-Elsheim and the region as far as Bingen. Best enjoyed on the vineyard swing!

> Discover the single vineyard via bike on the fruit route: https://www.rheinhessen.de/radrouten-rheinhessen/obstroute. Extremely elaborate land consolidation, water guidance, tower

facts and figures

sub-region:: Bingen
collective vineyard site:: Kaiserpfalz
single vineyard site:: Adelpfad
village:: Engelstadt

soil types

Marl / pelosol

Lime-rich clayey deposits of the teritary sea

Deep, calcareous clay soil with a high proportion of swellable clay, lower storage capacity for soil water available to plants, limited water permeability and ventilation, nutrient-rich, very calcareous, moderate warmability, difficult to root through

Full-bodied, dense, rich, moderate acidity, creamy enamel. Expressive, ripe, mango, apricot, honeydew melon, apricot. Less minerality, more fruity, full-bodied sustainability

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Limestone / Rendzina

Teritarian marine deposits from a calcareous algae reef

Shallow to medium-sized, very lime-rich, very stony, sandy loam soil, low storage capacity for soil water available to plants, rich in nutrients, rich in lime, good aeration, good heatability, limited rootability

Expressive, lively, aromatic, initially citrus, apple and gooseberry notes, with increasing ripe mango and passion fruit. Balanced acidity, mineral, chalky, elegant, multi-faceted, profound, closed in the youth, great development potential

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wineries

Winery Room-Mengel

Engelstadt

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Winery Boller-Klonek

Stadecken-Elsheim

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Winery Boller-Klonek

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Winery Room-Mengel

Wine as a center of life, with this attitude, the young Geisenheimer Weinbauingenieur since 2011, the wines in the family business from. Especially the classic grape varieties (Riesling, Silvaner and Burgundy) are given much attention here. But even with "underrated" grape varieties such as the Portuguese, a true Rheinhessen Urrebe, it tickles the aspiring young winemaker in the fingers. Due to the variety of locations in the immediate vicinity it is possible to find the right location for each grape variety. Modern and open-minded, Fabian Mengel follows the quality system Gutswein - Ortswein - Lagenwein. From wonderful drinking pleasure over spontaneously fermented, characteristic and terroir embossed wines to the wines with individual origin and unique quality. The winery Zimmer-Mengel has a passion for every single wine.

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