Location and categorisation
Stirn is an officially registered single vineyard site in the municipality and cadastral district of Saarburg in the Mosel wine-growing region. It belongs to the Saar area and to the Großlage Scharzberg. In the official vineyard register, it is listed under vineyard site number 460283.
Ownership and landscape
Johann Peter Mertes describes Saarburger Stirn as a site in sole ownership. The vineyard site forms a distinctive indentation that rises from the Saarburger Kupp. This characteristic formation is attributed the name Stirn.
Grape variety and wine styles
For wines from Saarburger Stirn, Riesling has been documented. Bottling types that have been recorded include dry Riesling, delicately off-dry Kabinett Riesling, and Riesling as Auslese.
Historical designation
Historical vineyard maps assign the present-day single vineyard site Stirn to the earlier plot designation Gewann In der Stirn in the area of Niederleuken of Saarburg.
