Kalkofen

An extremely steep and barren vineyard, very difficult to cultivate due to the arid and shallow soils. Several parcels are not being cultivated at this time.

Town: Viessling

First mentioned in year: 1304

Terraced vineyard

Aspect: S-SO

Slope gradient: up to 75%

Altitude: 275-405m

Soil profile

In the steep terrace locations of Kalkofen in the Spitzer Graben, acidic Spitz granodiorite gneiss is united with base-rich amphibolite. The topsoil of the profile consists of slightly loamified slope debris from both rock types, light-coloured granodiorite gneiss and dark amphibolite. The material lies on native granodiorite gneiss. A crack filled with clayey soil material can be seen in the middle. The vine roots penetrate deep into the rock through these cracks.
Kalkofen-Riesling-Smaragd_quer

Riesling KALKOFEN

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