Location and classification
Vogelsang is a legally registered single vineyard site in Bretzenheim within the winegrowing region of Nahe in Germany. In the official vineyard sites directory (Weinlagenverzeichnis) for 2024, it is listed under number 510143 and covers 37.1 hectares of planted vineyard area. Together with Felsenköpfchen, Hofgut and Pastorei, Vogelsang belongs to the larger site of Kronenberg.
Landscape and soils
The vineyard landscape in Bretzenheim and the sites that belong to the larger site of Kronenberg is shaped by gently rising hills. It is protected from cold Hunsrück winds and has mild temperatures, plenty of sunshine and comparatively low rainfall. The main soil types mentioned are loam, clay, loess, sandstone and gravel.
Documented wine styles
A documented Bretzenheim Vogelsang from 2023 is a Riesling as a delicately sweet late harvest (fine-herb Spätlese) with 22.1 g/l residual sugar, 8.3 g/l acidity and 11.0 % vol. Historically, Riesling Kabinett, Ruländer Auslese and Silvaner Spätlese are also documented. A wine auction record names the year 1973 as a Riesling Kabinett from the Reichsgräflich von Plettenberg’sche Verwaltung; a historical wine list also includes a Bretzenheim Vogelsang Ruländer Auslese from the Karl Schmidt winery from 1983.
