Location and Classification
Sonnenberg is a legally registered single vineyard in the Remstal-Stuttgart area of the Württemberg winegrowing region. The site includes the winegrowing districts of Beutelsbach, Geradstetten and Schnait in the municipalities of Weinstadt and Remshalden.
Schnaiter Sonnenberg
The Schnaiter Sonnenberg section is oriented to the south, lies at an altitude of 320 to 360 metres, and has a slope of 30 to 50 percent. The documented soil consists of variegated marl (Bunter Mergel). The classified vineyard area is 7.62 hectares.
Classification and Grape Varieties
The VDP lists Schnaiter Sonnenberg as VDP.ERSTE LAGE. The classified grape varieties given are Riesling and Merlot. The VDP winegrowers working there include Jürgen Ellwanger and Karl Haidle.
Wine and Historic Structure
A documented 2023 vintage of Schnaiter Sonnenberg Merlot is vinified dry, consists of 100 percent Merlot, contains 3 grams of residual sugar per litre and has 13 percent alcohol. The wine matured in small wooden barrels. On the vineyard site in Weinstadt-Endersbach, a wine-herdsman’s hut dating from 1774 is also documented, which was renovated in 1928.
