Location and classification
The sunny slope is the official single-vineyard Eimsheimer Sonnenhang in the district of Eimsheim in Rheinhessen. It belongs to the Nierstein area and to the Großlage Krötenbrunnen.
Size and topography
The vineyard site covers around 37 hectares; the official vineyard register 2024 records 37.6 hectares of planted vineyard area. It lies at an altitude of about 190 to 224 metres and is oriented towards the south-east. The name refers to the southern orientation.
Soil and wines
The documented soil consists of loess over pararendzina. Loess is a calcareous sediment deposited during the Ice Ages, with a loamy structure, clayey silt and a high capacity for water storage. From this site, among others, dry Grauburgunder, Riesling Spätlese as well as sweet wines from Albalonga and Huxelrebe are documented as Trockenbeerenauslesen.
