In the Churfranian town of Klingenberg, the VDP.GROSSE LAGE® SCHLOSSBERG, which is a listed building, rises breathtakingly steeply along the Main. The vineyard slopes, which are 120 to 230 meters above sea level, rise between 50 and 90 percent and are crossed by supporting dry stone walls. These serve as a heat store, especially in the warm months, and still give off the heat of the south-southwest to west-southwest location to the vines at night. Up to 4000 running meters per hectare of dry stone walls bear witness to the unique and impressive cultural achievements of our ancestors. The SCHLOSSBERG GL is historically considered to be "Germany's great Burgundy site" - not least because the mountain's steep slopes only allow for manual work and laborious manual harvesting. The soils in the SCHLOSSBERG are lean and consist of rocky and stony Buntsandstein as well as its weathering material and red clay. Despite the sandy fine soil, the soil can hold the water well. Loess on the mountain cap provides the vineyards with additional moisture. Only the Pinot Noir grape variety is classified in the VDP.GROSSE LAGE® SCHLOSSBERG. History: As early as 1646, Merian wrote about Klingenberg: "A very small town, so that it is famous for growing wonderful wines - what delicious wine is seduced from far and wide." 14 years earlier, even Erasmus Wiedemann wrote: "To Klingenberg am Maine, to Würzburg am Steine Bacharach am Rheine - I often heard it said in my days, it should be the best wine." (Source: VDP.de)