Location and classification
Kronenfels is a registered single vineyard in the district of Waldböckelheim within the wine-growing region Nahe. It belongs to the Nahetal area and to the grand cru Burgweg. The vineyard site lies north of Waldböckelheim on and around the Welschberg.
Relief and soils
Kronenfels is predominantly laid out as a planted south-facing slope. The gradient is described as 15 to 35 percent, and the aspect as south-south-east. To the south, the B41 borders the site, and to the north, the woodland. To the west and east, the slopes flatten out into larger arable fields. Documented soils are light sandy loam, red Devonian, loamy silt and loess.
Vineyard area and wines
In the 2024 vineyard directory, Kronenfels is recorded with 32.9 hectares of planted vineyard area in the district of Waldböckelheim; within the otherwise largely planted vineyard site there are also fallow plots. Among the documented red grape varieties are Saint Laurent, Spätburgunder, Portugieser and Dornfelder. For the white grape varieties, Grauburgunder, Weißburgunder, Rivaner, Bacchus, Scheurebe, Silvaner and Gewürztraminer are listed. Wines from the different soils are described as mineral, expressive in character, rich in extract and fruit-forward, and as accessible when young.
