Location and classification
Thiergarten Unterm Kreuz is located in the Trier district of Olewig in Trier, Germany. The vineyard site belongs to the Mosel, Bernkastel area, as part of the Großlage Römerlay, and is listed there as an official single-vineyard site.
Viticulture and grape varieties
The official vineyard site number is 411242. In the vineyard register, the area information is listed as k.A.; this designation there stands for the sole ownership by a wine-growing business. For wines labelled Trierer Thiergarten unterm Kreuz, Riesling is documented.
Wine styles and cellar practice
Documented styles include Riesling Kabinett in a fruity-sweet style, Riesling Beerenauslese in a noble-sweet style, as well as dry Riesling. The associated winery of Nell states its founding in the Tiergarten Valley near Trier as 1803. For its wines, including the wines from the Tiergarten vineyard sites, the winery documents spontaneous fermentation in fuder barrels or conventional fermentation in stainless-steel tanks.
