Location and landscape
Fell is a municipality in Rhineland-Palatinate, about 20 kilometres east of Trier. The community lies in a side valley of the Mosel on the Feller Bach and includes the locality of Fastrau. The built-up area is located mainly at between 180 and 200 metres above sea level. The valley location near the Mosel is considered climatically favourable for wine-growing.
Wine-growing on the Maximiner Burgberg
The single vineyard Maximiner Burgberg lies on sunny slopes in the Feller valley and is associated with slate soils. The official vineyard directory lists it under number 41 07 02 as a Mosel single vineyard within the Großlage Probstberg. The area comprises 39.6 hectares in the cadastral district of Fastrau and 19.0 hectares in the cadastral district of Fell.
Wines and cellar
Wines from the Feller Maximiner Burgberg are documented, including Riesling Sekt b. A. in a brut taste style and Riesling Kabinett in a sweet expression. According to the municipal administration, the wine from the site is stored and tended in cool slate-stone cellars. In Fell, in 2018, for the first time a community wine produced and bottled by Feller winegrowers from the Maximiner Burgberg was made.
Historical background
Fell was first mentioned in 633 as “vallis” and later developed into an important possession of the Trier abbey of St. Maximin. The abbey established its central high court at the Fell Castle. Archaeological investigations at the Fell Burgkopf showed that a Gallo-Roman temple complex existed; near the Roman road on the Feller Bach, traces of a Roman settlement were found. Historically, slate was quarried in Fell as roofing and building stone.
