Location and Classification
Sonnenberg is a legally registered single vineyard site in Weisenheim am Berg in the Pfalz. It belongs to the Mittelhaardt/Deutsche Weinstraße area and to the Groslage Kobnert.
Geography and Soils
The vineyard site lies on the edge of the Haardt on the western border of the holiday region of Freinsheim. Sonnenberg refers to south-facing slopes. The documented soils are diverse and include loam, sand, limestone, clay, shell limestone at the edge of the mountains, tertiary limestone, marlly clay, Pliocene sand and, in the east, predominantly loess loam.
Name and Wines
The original name of the vineyard site was Sommerbach and referred to the nearby Woogbach stream. With the site designation, Riesling, Sauvignon blanc, Pinot Gris and Chardonnay are documented. Also proven are, among other things, dry late-ripening wines (Spätlesen) from Sauvignon blanc and Pinot Gris, a Riesling Beerenauslese and a dry Chardonnay.
Vinification
A documented Chardonnay from the 2022 vintage with the designation Weisenheimer Sonnenberg was spontaneously fermented and matured in barrique.
