Location and classification
Sonnenlay is an officially classified single vineyard in the municipality and cadastral area of Rhens in the Loreley wine-growing region of the Middle Rhine. It belongs to the Großlage Gedeonseck.
Area and viticulture
For the 2024 vintage, 2.2 hectares of planted vineyard area are recorded for Sonnenlay. The official site number in the wine sites register Rhineland-Palatinate is 320310.
Climate and grape varieties
The Middle Rhine is a river valley with favourable temperatures and changeable weather conditions. The regional average values are 9 to 11 °C for the annual mean temperature, 500 to 600 millimetres for annual precipitation, 1,400 to 1,900 sunshine hours and around 280 days of vegetation.
In connection with Sonnenlay and the site Rhenser König Wenzel, a Rhens-based business reports Riesling, Kerner, Müller-Thurgau and Dornfelder. From the relevant vineyards, quality wines are produced up to and including wines with Prädikat status.
Historical evidence
A Rhens Sonnenlay Riesling from the 1993 vintage by Peter Graeff received a silver chamber award coin.
