Description
Ried Heiligenstein
A south and southwest-facing terraced slope with a special geological extrusion, which has been preserved by the earth’s history. The solid rocks that rise to thesurface consist of feldspar-rich, reddish-brown sandstone and coarse conglomerates; there is random siltstone as well. The sediments were formed around 250 to 280 million years ago in lakes, ponds and periodically active rivers under a desert climate. Remains of fossilised plants and gravels of volcanic quartz porphyry can be found in the rocks. Some loess is preserved in sporadic shallow spots.
Grape variety: Riesling
