Location and Size
The Leistadter Kirchenstück lies in the cadastral area of Leistadt within the municipality of Bad Dürkheim in the Palatinate. The vineyard site is located between the vineyard sites Herzfeld and Kalkofen. The regional vineyard directory lists 14.0 hectares of planted vineyard area, while a regional description gives a total size of 13.3 hectares.
Soil and Grape Variety
The documented soil is characterised by limestone. Within the vineyard site lies the limestone reef Felsenberg, which formed in an earlier tropical sea. The Kirchenstück is associated with the grape variety Riesling; the Rieslings described there have a mild acidity.
Name and Single Vineyard Site
The name Kirchenstück goes back to the original Gewanne. The former Gewanne today includes a cemetery. In the official vineyard directory of Rhineland-Palatinate, Kirchenstück is listed as a single vineyard site with the vineyard site number 820716 for Bad Dürkheim and the cadastral area of Leistadt.
