Location and Classification
Mandelstein is a classified vineyard site in the Bopparder Hamm in Boppard and belongs to the wine-growing region Mittelrhein. In the official vineyard sites register, the single site is listed under number 320304 in the municipality and cadastral district of Boppard and is assigned to the larger site Gedeonseck.
Aspect and Terrain
The site is oriented from south to south-east. It extends over an elevation of 70 to 170 metres above sea level and has slope gradients of 45 to 70 percent. The Bopparder Hamm is shaped by its south-facing vineyard landscape; the Rhine acts as a heat-storing surface, while the site is protected from the prevailing east and west orientation.
Soil and Viticulture
The soil of Mandelstein is classified as Devonian slate weathering soil, more precisely as Kieselgallenschiefer. Riesling is specified as the grape variety for the site. The official vineyard sites register states that for the 2024 harvesting system location, the cultivated vineyard area is 9.1 hectares.
Classification
The Verband Deutscher Prädikatsweingüter (VDP) classifies Mandelstein as VDP.GROSSE LAGE® with a classified area of 12.45 hectares.
