Location and context
Martinshöhe is a wine-growing site in Gönnheim in the Pfalz, in the Mittelhaardt/Deutsche Weinstraße area. The wine-growing register of the state of Rhineland-Palatinate lists it as a single vineyard site under number 820109. For 2024, 54.6 hectares of planted vineyard area are recorded in the cadastral district of Gönnheim.
Climate and soils
Gönnheim and its vineyards are shaped by a mild climate due to their location between the Haardt and the Rhine. The documented plots of the Gönnheimer Martinshöhe range from light soils shaped by sand and gravel, via loamy sand, to heavy clay soils. Part of the area is strongly influenced by calcareous loess. In the sand- and gravel-shaped areas, the vines take root deeply into underlying layers of clay in order to reach plant-available water and mineral nutrients.
Grape varieties and wines
Plantings with Spätburgunder, Cabernet Sauvignon and Chardonnay are documented for Martinshöhe. The commercially documented range of wines also includes Riesling and Scheurebe. Products from the site are available as dry Riesling, fine, off-dry Scheurebe, dry Spätburgunder, dry Spätburgunder rosé, and as Chardonnay wine from the site. A documented Chardonnay is matured in barrique.
Name
The municipality lists Martinshöhe as an established name for Gönnheim’s vineyard site and connects it with the local tradition surrounding the holy Martin.
