Location and Aspect
Calmont is a vineyard site between Bremm and Ediger-Eller in the wine region Mosel. The vineyard rises about 290 metres above the Mosel and is oriented to the south as far as the south-west.
Topography and Geology
The slopes reach inclines of up to around 60 degrees. The sun-exposed location provides a favourable angle of sun and warm conditions for vine growth. The site was formed in the Devonian period around 400 million years ago and contains slate-derived material, quartzitic sandstone and greywacke.
Cultivation and Grape Variety
Terraced vineyard plots are supported by slate walls built across the slope. They reduce erosion and prevent the soft, slate-derived soil from slipping. Work in the vineyard is carried out mostly by hand. Since the 1990s, monorack railways have supported the transport of grapes and equipment; harvest containers are carried down the steep slope. For Calmont, Riesling is documented as the grape variety.
Wine Names and History
In the wine designation, the area is represented by the single-vineyard names Bremmer Calmont and Ellerer Calmont. The regional Calmont logo criteria provide for dry Riesling wines from the designated steep-slope sites with at most 12 grams of residual sugar per litre and at least 85 degrees Oechsle; marketing takes place according to these rules as Qualitätswein b.A. The oldest documented connection between Calmont and viticulture is a poem written around 588 by Venantius Fortunatus.
