Location on the Nahe
Schloßböckelheim is a municipality in the Bad Kreuznach district in Rhineland-Palatinate and lies in the Nahe wine-growing region. The roughly 477-hectare municipal area stretches along the Nahe, which forms a large part of the southern boundary of the municipality.
Landscape and Geology
The municipality is located in the Lower Nahe region at the transition to the Sobernheim valley widening and to the porphyry elevations of Bad Münster am Stein. The Nahe valley lies at about 125 metres above sea level, while the Heimberg forms the highest point at 303 metres. Steep slopes, smaller valleys and clear differences in relief shape the landscape; notable elevations include Schloßberg, Gangelsberg and Lemberg. Volcanic rock formations and the Schloßböckelheimer Heide are among the geological features.
Viticulture and Wine Sites
Viticulture in Schloßböckelheim has been documented since the year 1128. The Kupfergrube was created from 1901 on a former copper-mining site; after terracing, the first Riesling vines were planted there in 1903. The VDP.GROSSE LAGE Kupfergrube has volcanic porphyry and weathered melaphyr soils, south to south-west exposure, and slope gradients of 30 to 70 percent. The Felsenberg is also a south to south-west-exposed volcanic site with melaphyr and porphyry and is planted exclusively with Riesling. Both sites are listed as VDP.GROSSE LAGE and are represented by documented VDP wineries with Riesling GG.
Local History
The oldest documented form of the name is “uilla Beccchilenheim” from the year 824. In the 17th century, the name Schloßböckelheim became established, which the municipality adopted officially in 1910. A Kupfergrube Riesling dry berry selection from 1921 reached 308 degrees Oechsle.
