Location and classification
The Kurfürstenhofberg is a legally registered single vineyard site in Trier-Olewig. It belongs to the wine-growing region Mosel and is located in the area of the city Trier.
Area and soils
The vineyard is assigned to the Bernkastel area and the Großlage Römerlay. A winery statement lists 5 hectares of Trierer Kurfürstenhofberg under the sole ownership of the Georg Fritz von Nell winery. The Trier vineyards of the winery, including the Kurfürstenhofberg, are planted exclusively on slate weathering soils.
Grape varieties and wines
For wines bearing the designation Trierer Kurfürstenhofberg, Riesling is documented. In addition, Traminer and Ruländer were identified in a Trierer Kurfürstenhofberg Spätlese from the 1973 vintage. The documented types of wine include Riesling Hochgewächs Feinherb, Riesling Auslese and Riesling Beerenauslese.
Historical and legal information
An auction catalogue from 1975 documents Kurfürstenhofberg wines from the 1971 and 1973 vintages and describes the single vineyard site as sole ownership. In the 2024 wine site register, the Kurfürstenhofberg is listed under wine site number 411232; the area information is noted there as „n/a“, which corresponds in the register to assignment to a single operator.
