Location and wine region
Winterbach is a municipality in the Remstal, about 25 kilometres east of Stuttgart in the Rems-Murr district. The municipality belongs to the wine-growing region Württemberg and is documented as an active wine-growing municipality.
Vineyard Hungerberg
The Hungerberg is oriented towards south-southwest, lies at an altitude of around 310 to 400 metres, and has a slope of 30 to 60 per cent. The documented soil is Keuper. The classified vineyard area covers 1.30 hectares.
Grape varieties and viticulture
In the classified Hungerberg, Weißburgunder and Grauburgunder are grown; Jürgen Ellwanger is listed as the operating VDP winemaker. The municipal vineyard planted in the Hungerberg was planted with Spätburgunder in 2005. Its first vintage was produced in 2006, presented in 2007, is called Urban and is used for the local tradition of the Urbanstrunk.
Wine from the Hungerberg
The 2023 vintage of the Winterbach Hungerberg Weißburgunder from Weingut Ellwanger is bottled as Große Gewächs. It consists of 100 per cent Weißburgunder, has 13.5 per cent alcohol and 2.4 grams of residual sugar per litre. Vinification took place in barriques.
