Location and classification
Mönchgarten is a legally registered single vineyard (Einzellage) in the cadastral district of Neustadt an der Weinstraße and belongs to the Großlage Gimmeldinger Meerspinne. The officially recorded vineyard area in the 2024 harvest area register was 14.0 hectares.
Relief and soils
The sun-exposed vineyard site is terraced and extends on both sides of the Leopold-Reitz-Weg. The remaining plots are mostly on sandy loam and loam.
Historical development
Following the changes to the Wine Act of 1971, the earlier field names Vogelsang, Fenichelberg and Ziegelberg, together with other northern plots in Neustadt, were combined to form the present designation Mönchgarten. The historical field names are still recorded in the cadastre.
Grape varieties and wine styles
Documented bottlings from Mönchgarten include Riesling dry and off-dry, Riesling Auslese, dry Weißburgunder as Spätlese, Silvaner Qualitätswein, red Spätburgunder as well as Spätburgunder Blanc de Noir.
