Location and classification
Westrum is an officially designated single vineyard site in the locality of Bodenheim. It belongs to the Großlage of Sankt Alban in the Nierstein area in Rheinhessen. In the official wine-growing sites register, Westrum is listed under number 720911; the yield register for 2024 shows 20.8 hectares of planted vineyard area.
Soils and exposure
The wine-growing site is characterised by loess and pararendzina soils. The documented soil profile is deep, calcareous, loamy and silty, with a high water-retention capacity and good suitability for root penetration. For plots of the Gauer winery, a slope height of 103 to 134 metres above sea level and an eastern to north-eastern exposure are given.
Grape varieties and style
In the Westrum plots of the Gauer winery, Weißburgunder, Riesling, Grauburgunder, Cabernet Sauvignon, Dornfelder and Spätburgunder are documented. The official site profile links Westrum with yellow-fruit and citrus-related aromas, a rather slim and fresh structure, gentle acidity and a medium body.
Name history
The site name is attested in 1297 as “zu westerheym” and in 1600 as “in westrum”. It preserves the memory of the former homestead of Westernheim. Other historical forms of the field-name are “in weisterheim” from 1303, “in westirheim” from 1411 and “im hinter westrumb” from 1742.
