Location and landscape
The Sulzfelder Lerchenberg is a vineyard site in the wine-growing region Baden and in the Kraichgau area. The vineyards lie on the southern to south-southeast-facing slopes of the Kraichgau hills near Sulzfeld. They are at an altitude of around 190 to 260 metres and have a slope gradient of 15 to 30 percent.
Soils and classification
The documented soils consist of gypsum keuper and loess. The area classified according to VDP comprises 46.00 hectares. Sulzfelder Lerchenberg is classified as VDP.ERSTE LAGE®. Under German wine law, the single vineyard Lerchenberg is assigned across municipal boundaries to the places of Flehingen, Kürnbach and Sulzfeld.
Grape variety and wine
As the grape variety classified by the VDP for the Sulzfelder Lerchenberg, Lemberger, also known as Blaufränkisch, is documented. A recorded vintage from 2022 is a dry red wine made from Lemberger and classified as a German Qualitätswein as well as VDP.ERSTE LAGE®.
Origin of the name and vinification
The name of the site is traced back to the numerous larks found in and around the vineyards. For the documented Lemberger from the 2022 vintage, whole-berry destemming, must fermentation, spontaneous fermentation and a twelve-month ageing period in used barriques are stated.
