Location and classification
The Aspisheimer Sonnenberg is a registered single vineyard site in the cadastral district of Aspisheim. It belongs to the Bingen area and to the Großlage St. Rochuskapelle in Rheinhessen.
Altitude and soils
The vineyards are located at around 150 to 250 metres above sea level and face west to south. Documented soils include calcareous marl (Tonmergel) as well as Pelosol, loess and Black Earth (Schwarzerde). The deep, strongly calcareous and clay-rich marl and Pelosol soils have limited permeability and aeration, while loess and Black Earth soils are rich in humus and well able to support root growth.
Area
The 2024 vineyard register lists the Sonnenberg in Aspisheim as a single vineyard site with the plot identification number 710602 and a planted vineyard area of 141.2 hectares.
Wines
Documented wines from the Aspisheimer Sonnenberg include Riesling and Spätburgunder. The wines are described as full-bodied white and red wines. A dry Spätburgunder is also documented as Spätlese, as well as Blanc de Noirs and an extra-dry Riesling sparkling wine (winzersekt) with 14 grams of residual sugar per litre. The sparkling wine was produced using the classic bottle fermentation method, with at least nine months’ lees ageing, followed by riddling and disgorging.
