Location and classification
Sonnhole is an officially designated single vineyard near Britzingen, a district of Müllheim in Baden, Germany. The single vineyard belongs to the wider growing area Burg Neuenfels.
Delimitation
In 2023, the parcel 3209 in the cadastral area of Dattingen was officially assigned to the single vineyard Sonnhole and the wider growing area Burg Neuenfels.
Soils and wines
The soils are described predominantly as deep, loess and clay soils. Wines from Sonnhole documented include those made from Gutedel, Grauburgunder (Grey Burgundian), Ruländer, Gewürztraminer, Spätburgunder, Weißburgunder (White Burgundian) and Souvignier Gris. These include dry quality wines as well as sweet wines such as ice wine, Beerenauslese and Trockenbeerenauslese. Souvignier Gris is documented as a PIWI variety for an ice wine from Sonnhole.
Vinification
An MC red wine made from Sonnhole Spätburgunder was produced using macération carbonique, i.e. whole-cluster fermentation. For a Sonnhole Gutedel ice wine, maturation in barrique is documented.
