Early Harvest in the Southern Wine Route
Early Harvest is a legally registered single vineyard site in the wine-growing region Pfalz, in the area of the Southern Wine Route and the grand cru Kloster Liebfrauenberg. The site is located in the municipality and cadastral district Gleiszellen-Gleishorbach.
Registered Area and Geology
In the 2024 vineyard register, Early Harvest carries the site number 810311. The registered vineyard area in Gleiszellen-Gleishorbach covers 46.7 hectares. A producer profile describes the Gleiszeller Early Harvest with limestone rock and old Muschelkalk.
Grape Varieties and Wine Style
From Early Harvest, Riesling, Spätburgunder and Shiraz are documented through wines specific to the site. A Riesling from the 2020 vintage was made as a dry quality wine from Riesling grapes. The Riesling from the Gleiszeller Early Harvest is described as full-bodied and spicy.
Cultivation and Maturing
The Stiftsweingut Frank Meyer reports on work in the vineyard that is as manual as possible and on maintaining an active soil life. In the cellar, clean work and large wooden casks are the focus, including for selected Rieslings and Burgunder varieties from the vineyards.
