Location and classification
Elfenley is an officially registered single vineyard site in the winegrowing region Mittelrhein, in the Loreley area, and within the Großlage Gedeonseck. It is located in the municipality and cadastral area of Boppard and has the official wine-growing site number 32 03 01. In the wine-growing sites directory, a total of 1.9 hectares of vineyard area were recorded in 2024.
Bopparder Hamm
Elfenley is one of the individually cultivated vineyard plots in the Bopparder Hamm. The wine-growing site complex lies on the Rhine arc near Boppard. The slopes facing south benefit from the heat stored by the Rhine and are protected from the prevailing western and eastern influences. The vineyard sites are associated with soils rich in slate.
Delimitation and wine
In 2025, the boundaries of the protected single vineyard site Elfenley were adjusted following a review of the wine-growing sites directory, the EU vineyard area details, and the delimitation of the protected designation of origin; during this process, plots were added to the wine-growing site.
In a documented wine tasting, a Riesling from the Elfenley site was served. It was blended with Riesling from Mandelstein because the grapes came from a young planting affected by drought stress.
