Location and classification
The Schloßberg lies in Beilstein and belongs to the Großlage Rosenhang in the Mosel winegrowing region. In the vineyard register, it is listed under number 440301 in the municipal and cadastral area of Beilstein.
Area and landscape
For the 2024 harvest, the register records 1.2 hectares of planted vineyard area. The historic landscape area comprises 3.0 hectares. The steep slope has a gradient of more than 60 per cent and has stony slate soils with flint nodules.
Viticulture and wine
The vineyard landscape was reorganised through land consolidation, equipped with vineyard railways and divided by old and new walls. Former fallow areas on the stony slopes have been replanted with vines. Traditional viticulture shapes the Schloßberg in connection with Metternich Castle and the Carmelite Church above Beilstein.
For the Beilstein Schloßberg, Riesling is documented. A wine originating from it is described as a dry, still white Riesling quality wine from the Mosel; a local wine list identifies it as a hand-picked steep-slope wine from grey slate, with a fruity character and moderate acidity.
