Location and classification
The Silberberg is an officially designated single vineyard site in the municipality and cadastral district of Walsheim in the winegrowing region of Pfalz and in the district of Südliche Weinstraße. The site is assigned to the Großlage of Bischofskreuz. Its official site number is 81 01 19.
Area and soils
The 2024 vineyard directory lists 230.4 hectares of planted vineyard area for the Silberberg. The vineyards surround Walsheim on gently undulating terrain. The soils consist of loess marl with a portion of limestone and have a high limestone content. For this site, warm climatic conditions are described.
Grape varieties and wine styles
Under the name Walsheimer Silberberg, Riesling, Chardonnay, Grauburgunder and Spätburgunder are documented. This includes dry quality wines, i.e. Q.b.A., and in the case of Riesling also Spätlese, Auslese, Beerenauslese and Trockenbeerenauslese.
Cultivation and vinification
For a Walsheimer Silberberg Spätburgunder, an yield reduction to around 35 hectolitres per hectare is documented. Chardonnay and Spätburgunder are harvested selectively and by hand. White wines are fermented cool and matured in stainless steel tanks; a Chardonnay then spends around four months on fine lees. For Spätburgunder, depending on the cuvée, either 18 months of maturation in small oak barrels or one year in larger wooden casks follows. The current delimitation dates back to the designation from 1971 and was adjusted in 1987 and 2001, as well as in 2020 and 2025.
