Location and classification
The Paterhof is an officially registered single vineyard in the municipality and cadastral district of Dienheim. It belongs to the Nierstein area in the winegrowing region Rheinhessen and to the Großlage Krötenbrunnen. The official vineyard directory lists it with the site name Paterhof and the locality reference Dienheim.
Altitude and soils
The vineyards are located at 85 to 90 metres above sea level. Documented soil types include gravel, sand and loam soils as Rigosol, described as deposits left by glacial-age river activity. In addition, loess and Kolluvisol soils occur, with a humus-rich topsoil and very good root penetration.
Vineyard area and wines
The official vineyard directory for 2024 records 88.0 hectares of planted vineyard area for the Paterhof. The winery at the Paterhof documents wines made from Spätburgunder, Weißer Burgunder, Grauer Burgunder, Chardonnay and Sauvignon Blanc. This includes a dry red Spätburgunder as well as dry white wines from the aforementioned white grape varieties. A Paterhof Spätburgunder from the 2021 vintage was aged in barriques.
History of the name
The name of the vineyard refers to the property of the Eberbach monastery. An entry from Dienheim dating from 1672 refers to the Erbach court in Dienheim as Paterhof.
