Location and classification
Das Sonnenstück is a vineyard site in Schliengen in the wine-growing region of Baden. The VDP.GROSSE LAGE comprises a classified area of 2.74 hectares; Weingut Blankenhorn is identified as the VDP winery working the Das Sonnenstück site.
Topography and soils
The site described by the VDP extends from around 260 to 400 metres above sea level. It is orientated from west via south to south-east and features gently sloping to hilly hillside sites with a gradient of up to 30 per cent. For the plot of Weingut Blankenhorn, around 250 metres above sea level, a west to south-west orientation and gradients of up to 20 per cent are documented.
The soils are listed as loess and loess marl. In addition, medium- to deep-rooting calcareous loam and tertiary marl are stated, as well as kalkmergel (lime marl) with a loess covering for the plot of Weingut Blankenhorn.
Grape varieties
For the VDP-classified site, Spätburgunder and Chardonnay are named. Weingut Blankenhorn also documents Gutedel for its plot; the Spätburgunder vines grown there are described as being over 30 years old.
Wine styles and legal designation
The Erste Markgräfler Winzergenossenschaft (first Markgräfler winegrowers’ cooperative) produces wines with the designation Schliengener Sonnenstück as Spätburgunder, Rosé, Blanc de Noirs and Weißherbst. A notice from the Freiburg regional authority from 2023 assigns certain cadastral parcels of the municipality of Schliengen to the legally registered individual site name Sonnenstück under Baden’s wine designation law.
