Location and classification
The Schloßberg is an official single vineyard (Einzellage) in the Nahe region and is assigned to the cadastral areas of Braunweiler, Mandel and Sponheim. The vineyard register lists it in 2024 under the identification number 511419 in the winegrowing region Nahe, in the Nahetal area and in the Großlage Rosengarten as a single vineyard extending across several cadastral areas.
Area and natural conditions
For the Schloßberg, the register shows 62.3 hectares of planted vineyard area in the cadastral area of Mandel and 1.6 hectares in Sponheim. The Mandel Schloßberg faces south and has a slope gradient of 25 to 45 per cent. It is described as sandy loam and sand, and as sandy loam over Rotliegend rock; the soils are assigned to the Tertiary period. A further description mentions red sandstone. The winegrowing region of Sponheim, to which the Mandel Schloßberg is counted, is described with the mild climate of the Nahetal.
Grape varieties and wine styles
For vineyards on the Mandel Schloßberg, Müller-Thurgau, Bacchus, Sauvignon Blanc, Ortega and Chardonnay are documented. The recorded wine styles include dry Riesling, dry Chardonnay, dry Pinot Gris, sweet Chardonnay as well as Dornfelder as a red and rosé wine.
Cultivation and facilities
For a vineyard on the Mandel Schloßberg, biological cultivation has been documented since 2021. With a Chardonnay, the grapes were pressed directly; part of the wine fermented in a stainless-steel tank, and another part in young 300-litre wooden casks. High above Mandel, a vineyard hut is documented, which was traditionally used to store tools for work in the vineyard.
