Location and classification
Schloßberg is a registered single vineyard site in the cadastral district of Hambach, of Neustadt an der Weinstraße in the Pfalz. The vineyard site bears the number 821107 and belongs to the Großlage Rebstöckel in the Mittelhaardt/Deutsche Weinstraße area.
Terrain and soils
The Hambach Schloßberg lies at an altitude of about 135 to 240 metres. The documented plots are mostly gently sloping; a smaller part is terraced or steeper. The described soils include sandy gravel and sandy loam from weathered Bunter sandstone, as well as red Bunter sandstone in combination with calcareous marl.
Name and vineyard area
The name of the vineyard site refers to the Hambach castle, which lies on the Schlossberg above Hambach. In the vineyard register 2024, for Schloßberg in the cadastral district of Hambach, 229.6 hectares of planted vineyard area are recorded.
Grape varieties and wine styles
Documented wines from the Hambach Schloßberg are produced from Riesling, Spätburgunder, Rieslaner, Chardonnay and Domina. Dry Rieslings and Spätburgunder are evidenced, as well as Prädikatsweine as Spätlese, Auslese and Eiswein. A Riesling is fermented or matured in stainless steel; a Spätburgunder is fermented from fully destemmed grapes with remontage and is matured in used French barriques.
