Location and classification
The Trollberg is a legally registered single vineyard site in Dorsheim in the wine-growing region Nahe. In the 2024 vineyard register, it carries the vineyard site number 510313 and comprises 21.4 hectares of planted vineyard area. The origin designation protected under wine law is Dorsheim.
Topography and soils
The site is described as a hillside and steep-slope location with a north-westerly to north-easterly aspect and lies at around 200 to 284 metres above sea level. The soils given are sandy loam and loess.
Geological subsoil
The Trollberg belongs to the northern Dorsheim vineyards, which have developed on weathering products of the Waderner layers of the Upper Rotliegend.
Documented wine and production
For a wine referred to as Dorsheimer Trollberg, Chardonnay is documented. The dry wine is classified as German Qualitätswein. For this Chardonnay, information is given on vine pruning with a low leaf canopy, a reduction in yield of up to 50%, and selective hand harvesting. In the cellar, around 20 hours of maceration time are followed by gentle pressing, controlled fermentation, longer ageing on lees, as well as gentle filtration and bottling.
