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Stettener Stein >>>
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Würzburger Innere Leiste >>>
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The Stettener Stein lies along the river Main approximately 20 kilometers downstream from Würzburg, Stetten has a very long tradition in Viticulture and the Stettener Stein vineyard is one of the oldest in the Franconian wine region.
The Stettener Stein was formed about two million years ago by the erosive power of the Main. The main vineyards lie in a semicircular cutting about 80 Meters above the river on top of the rocky limestone banks.
The sheltered vineyard plot with an incline 50 to 60%, faces in a south-south-westerly direction. The highly calcareous topsoil is very shallow, and easily warmed. The flat topsoil induces stress on the vines and pose difficulties for the roots to penetrate. This stress forces the vines to develop deeper roots to penetrate the characteristic mineral shell limestone layer.
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The steeply sloping, south-facing, concave-shaped Würzburger Stein stretches high above the city. It lies at a height of 210 to 250m above sea level and has a gradient between 30 and 70%.
The soil was formed by the weathering of the middle and top shell-limestone layers. The soil structure is very rich in skeletal material and has a very thin topsoil. This favours its excellent capacity for storing heat. In some places the shell-limestone is interspersed with layers of loam and clay.
Above the vineyard is a belt of forest which protects the vines from the north (cool) wind. The shape of the hill, the proximity of the city, the direction and the soil structure create ideal local climatic conditions for grape development and ripening.
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The Innere Leiste lies on the left side of the Main river in a small valley on the south side of the `Marienberg´, the fortress of the Prince Bishops. Its position is a typical example of the great influence of the micro-climate on the environment of a vineyard. The heat from the Würzburger basin reaches up from the city the Marienberg protects the vineyard from the cold northerlies. This makes the Innere Leiste, together with the Würzburger Stein, the best locations in Würzburg.
The basis material for the soil on the Innere Leiste is middle shell limestone, a sediment layer made from lime algae and shells.
Formed over millions of years the clay rich limestone contributes to the excellent heat retaining quality of the soil. The stony, weakly mineral loam is deep and has a good humus supply. This leads to a balanced nutrient availability for the vines.
Our Great growth (Grosses Gewächs), a dry Riesling Spätlese, was grown on the Würzburger Innere Leiste.
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