Location and classification
Steingrübler is an officially registered single-vineyard site in the Churfranken area within the quality wine region Franken. The registered vineyard plots are located in Miltenberg, Bürgstadt and Großheubach in the Miltenberg district. For wines bearing the geographical designation Steingrübler, Miltenberg is defined as the lead municipality.
Terroir and topography
The vineyard area near Miltenberg lies in a sheltered valley basin on the Main between the Odenwald and the Spessart. The Miltenberg section of the Steingrübler is characterised by intensive sunshine and steep terraces. The soils consist of weathered Bunter sandstone with varying proportions of clay.
Cultivation and grape varieties
The steep terraces require a high level of manual labour and allow only limited support from machinery. In the terrace parcels there, Pinot Noir and Riesling are planted.
