Grüner Veltliner AXPOINT
Axpoint
The Axpoint site is located at the foot of the well-known single vineyard Singerriedel. It is the best of the gently sloping sites in Spitz. Built up of weathered rock with some loam, sand, black earth and a loess layer, this basin site is particularly well suited for Grüner Veltliner. The upper part near the Rotes Tor offers a nice foundation for mineral Veltliner. Sloping towards the southwest, Axpoint allows wines from heavy soils in the cool climate of Spitz. The name was originally “Abtspoint” and provides information on the former ownership. It was first documented in 1243 as “Akspevnt”.
Town: Spitz
First mentioned in year: 1234
Partially
Aspect: SW-S
Slope gradient: up to 50%
Altitude: 211-289m
Soil profile
The Axpoint slope is located in the sheltered basin surrounding Spitz. Persistent westerlies during the last ice ages deposited thick layers of loess. Loess consists mainly of silt, soil of a grain-size fraction between coarse sand and fine clay, which can be easily transported by wind (silt: 0.063-0.002 mm). The mineral composition of loess is dominated by quartz, feldspars, micas, clay minerals and calcite (carbonate). Iron oxides give the loess a yellowish-brown colour.
