Location and classification
The Schlossgarten is an officially registered single vineyard site in Schweppenhausen in the wine-growing region Nahe. The vineyard directory lists the site in the Schweppenhausen cadastral district with an area of 15.8 hectares. According to the Seckler winery, it is located near the town centre.
Soils and grape varieties
The Seckler winery describes its Schlossgarten parcels as planted with Riesling and located on quartzite soils. Local geology there is characterised predominantly by weathered Devonian quartzite and slate soils.
Wines and cultivation
Documented are dry Rieslings and Riesling Kabinett as well as Riesling Spätlese from the Schlossgarten. The origin wines are listed as quality wine (Qualitätswein) and as category wine (Prädikatswein). Gebrüder Kauer documents for its Schweppenhausen Schlossgarten Rieslings a selective hand harvest. The Schlossgarten is also among the named sites of the Seckler winery, which is based in Schweppenhausen and is run in the sixth generation.
