Location and Vineyards
The winery Reichsrat von Buhl is based in Deidesheim and cultivates vineyards in Deidesheim, Forst and Ruppertsberg in the Pfalz, in the Mittelhaardt area. The vineyard area comprises 60.40 hectares. In the vineyards there are weathered red sandstone, basalt, weathered limestone and sandy loam.
Cultivation and Grape Varieties
The vineyards have been farmed since 2006 in accordance with the EU organic farming regulation; the certification code is DE-ÖKO-003. More than half of the vineyard area is classified as VDP.Erste Lage or VDP.Grosse Lage. The proportion of grape varieties is 72 per cent Riesling, 12 per cent Spätburgunder, 6 per cent Chardonnay and 10 per cent other grape varieties.
Wines and Cellar
The winery produces Riesling wines and sparkling wines. The eight Grosses-Gewächs sites in Deidesheim, Forst and Ruppertsberg are planted exclusively with Riesling. As the style of wine it aims for, the winery describes precise and clear wines that reflect the vineyard, the site and the grape variety. The wines continue fermenting in the historic wine cellar of the estate.
History of the Estate
Franz Peter Buhl founded the estate in 1849 by splitting the original Jordan estate into three independent wineries. A Riesling from Reichsrat von Buhl was served in 1869 at the official opening of the Suez Canal. The buildings and wine cellars of the estate are protected as historic monuments and date from the late Baroque period.
