Location and climate
The hamlet of Schlipf is a vineyard site on the Tüllinger Berg in the municipality of Weil am Rhein in Baden, directly on the Swiss border. The site is described as Germany’s southwesternmost vineyard. The exposed location receives air currents from the Burgundy Gate during the day and cold air from the Black Forest and the Alps at night.
Topography and soils
The vineyard site stretches along a steep, south-west-facing slope with a gradient of 30 to 40 percent at around 315 to 330 metres above NHN. The soils consist of heavy loam and marl clay with limestone inclusions in the upper layer over water-bearing limestone strata. A geological information board also describes calcareous heavy loam soils over relatively impermeable sandstone slabs.
Vines and wine-making
According to the producer, the area covers approximately 20 hectares. For the hamlet of Schlipf, Spätburgunder and Chardonnay are documented. The wines are classified as single-vineyard wines; the producer documents spontaneous fermentation as well as maturation in wooden casks and barriques.
Name and history
The name Schlipf goes back to an Alemannic expression in connection with landslips or rockslides. For the year 1758, a major landslip at the site is documented. A register also records wine levies from the monastery of St. Blasien from Weil am Rhein and from the Swiss municipality of Riehen in the Schlipf for the period from 1772 to 1778.
