Location and classification
Schelm is a legally defined single vineyard in the municipality and cadastral district of Briedel in the wine-growing region Mosel. It belongs to the Bernkastel area and to the grand cru (Großlage) Vom heißen Stein.
Area and vineyard landscape
The officially recorded vineyard area was 12.2 hectares in the vineyard register 2024. The vineyards in Schelm and the surrounding Briedel vineyards are described as almost exclusively steep-slope vineyards (Steillagen). Their soils consist of weathered slate, predominantly Devonian slate, and have a high mineral content.
Grape varieties and wine styles
For wines from Briedel’s Schelm, Bacchus and Müller-Thurgau are documented. A Kabinett wine from these grape varieties was listed as fruit-sweet, and another wine from Briedel’s Schelm made from Bacchus was classified as gently sweet (lieblich). The official site (Lage) identification number is 411104.
