Location and wine landscape
Pesterwitz is a wine-growing locality in Saxony. The vineyards are located on raised ground above an adjoining valley. The wine-growing region includes the Jochhöhschlößchen vineyard with terraced vine plots on a slope.
Soil and history
The documented soil profile of Jochhöhschlößchen lies at an elevation of 269 metres. The normal pseudogley formed from reworked, gravelly loam with sandstone, loess loam and syenite over periglacial, syenitic gravel-sand. The soil is very low in carbonate, neutral to weakly acidic, and has a high available field capacity down to a depth of one metre.
Wine-growing in Pesterwitz has been documented since 1552. The Jochhöhschlößchen estate was built between 1795 and 1797. The historical vineyard declined after the phylloxera around 1900; the current vineyard was created later at a different site.
Vines and cultivation
The current vineyard was newly established in 1986 and has been farmed by the current operator since 1998. For the area documented as 8.4 hectares, ten grape varieties are listed: Bacchus, Müller-Thurgau, Riesling, Goldriesling, Weißburgunder, Solaris, Helios, Scheurebe, Dornfelder and Regent. The cultivation is described as environmentally conscious and controlled; Riesling is picked by hand there.
Wine styles
The documented range includes dry Riesling, white wines from Bacchus and Müller-Thurgau, white and rosé wines from Regent, red Regent and Dornfelder, a semi-dry cuvée, as well as a Solaris Beerenauslese. A Pesterwitz Riesling is matured dry and described as having peach-like aromas. The wines are matured at an external winery.
