Location and classification
Held is an officially registered single vineyard in the municipality of Bißersheim in the wine-growing region Pfalz. The site belongs to the Mittelhaardt/Deutsche Weinstraße wine-growing area and to the Großlage Schwarzerde.
Area and soils
In the official vineyard directory, Held is listed under the vineyard code 821702. For the vineyard area of Bißersheim, the 2024 edition records a total of 61.2 hectares of planted vineyard area. The soils of the Bißersheim Held are described as strong loess soils.
Grape varieties and wine styles
For Held, wines made from Riesling, Grüner Veltliner, Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon and Blaufränkisch are documented. These include dry Riesling and dry Grüner Veltliner, as well as a dry Merlot-Cabernet-Sauvignon cuvée that was aged in barriques. A documented Blaufränkisch was fermented spontaneously, processed partly with stems, matured in barriques for 16 months and bottled unfiltered.
