Nahe Flashcards
(30 cards)
Where is the Nahe?
-West of Rheinhessen
-Southwest of Rheingau
-Southeast of Mosel
-Along Nahe River - tributary of Rhine
What is the premier grape of Nahe?
Riesling
What is the typical dryness/style of Nahe Riesling
-generally sweet
-between Mosel and Rheingau in style - hard to pin down
Bereiche of Nahe
Nahetal
Major Villages (north to southwest):
Münster-Sarmsheim,
Burg Layen,
Dorsheim,
Laubenheim,
Windesheim,
Langenlonsheim,
Wallhausen,
Bad Kreuznach,
Bad Münster am Stein,
Traisen,
Norheim,
Niederhausen,
Oberhausen,
Schlossböckelheim
Monzigen
Bockenau
Abbreviated major villages, south to north, following Nahe
Schlossböckelheim
Oberhausen
Niederhausen
Norheim
Bad Münster
Bad Kreuznach
What direction does Nahe flow?
Northward in the center of the region
Most well known, expensive producer in Nahe
-Dönnhoff
-rich, sweet praädikat wines
Monopole of Dönnhoff
Oberhauser Brücke
Finest site in the Nahe?
Niederhauser Hermannshöhle
Top producers in Nahe
-Schlossgut Diel (Burg Layen)
-Dr. Crusius (Traisen)
-Hermann Dönnhoff (Oberhausen)
-Emrich-Schönleber (Monzingen)
-Schäfer-Fröhlich (Bockenau)
Top einzellagen in Niederhausen?
-Hermannshöhle** best site in Nahe
-Hermannsberg
Top einzellagen in Oberhausen?
Brücke
*monopole of Dönnhoff
Top einzellagen in Schlossböckelheim?
-Kupfergrube
-Felsenberg
What forest forms the natural Western border of Nahe and separates it from Mosel
Hünsruck Hills
What is climate of Nahe
-transitional zone between maritime and continental
-protected from wind and weather on north and west
Mild and dry
*driest winegrowing climate in Germany
Approved varietals for VDP Grosse Lage wines?
Riesling only
What are the Grosslage of the Nahe? (6)
Schlosskapelle “schloss-ka-pe-lay”
Pfarrgarten
Kronenberg
Burgweg
Paradiesgarten
Rosengarten
Describe Nahe Riesling
The best wines often manage to combine the raciness of the best Mosel with the substance of the best Rheingaus - although they can be easier to appreciate in youth than either.
Chris Tanghe “Rieslings have a luscious tropical nature”
What is Germany’s driest winegrowing climate?
Nahe
-Most precipitation occurs in the summer months rather than over harvest, and frosts are rare
How is the Nahe generally divided?
Upper Nahe
Middle Nahe
Lower Nahe
The vineyards surrounding Bad Kreuznach, which divides the Middle and Lower Nahe, are sometimes considered a separate subregion.
Major Villages of Nahe along with important einzellagen?
What is this group of villages also known as?
What direction?
Known as the Middle Nahe:
—Flows east to west before taking a sharp north at the town of Bad Münster.
—Schlossböckelheim: Kupfergrube, Felsenberg
—Oberhausen: Brücke (Donnhof monopole)
—Niederhausen: Hermannshöhle, Hermannsberg
—Norheim: Delchen
—Traisen: Bastei
**Villages line the banks of the Nahe as it flows northward in the center of the region.
Name two producers from Upper Nahe and where they are based.
—Emrich-Schönleber, based in Monzingen (Frühlingsplätzchen {“FRU-ling-SPLETCH-zen; translates to “Spring’s Little Place”} and Halenberg), is the preeminent producer of the Upper Nahe
—Shäfer-Fröhlich estate of Bockenau, in the Upper Nahe’s interlands nearest the Hünsruck hills. (Bockenauer Felseneck; also Monzingener Halenberg, and Schlossböckelheim Kupfergrube and Felsenberg)
***both producers (along with Donnhof) are known for picking late in the season.
What geological crossroads is the Nahe positioned?
Rhenish Massif (Geological massif in western Germany, eastern Belgium, Luxembourg, and northeastern France) and the Mainz and Saar-Nahe Basins.
Rhenish Massif comprises the slate Hunsrück hills of the Mosel Valley and the low Taunus and Eifel Mountains of the Rheingau and Ahr
