Ingelheimer Höllenweg (Hell's Path of Ingelheim)

Hello Pinot!

The vineyard was first mentioned in a document in 1355 with the name "ame heldewege". So, where does the word “hell” come from? The name "hell" is derived from the Middle High German word for "Halde(a)" and means slope, therefore it has nothing to do with purgatory. In west-central Germany, this field name is very widespread. The small single vineyard, only eleven hectares in size, is predestined above all for mineral Pinots, with an almost salty finish.

> To the other single vineyard sites of Ingelheim: Horn, Pares, Rotes Kreuz and Schloss Westerhaus
> Experience Ingelheim on the fruit route via bike: https://www.rheinhessen.de/radrouten-rheinhessen/obstroute
> Ever visited the Ingelheim Imperial Palace? https://www.kaiserpfalz-ingelheim.de/
> Rheinhessen blog: https://blog.rheinhessen.de/auf-den-spuren-des-mittelalters-mit-der-kunsthistorikerin-durch-die-kaiserpfalz-in-ingelheim/

facts and figures

sub-region:: Bingen
collective vineyard site:: Kaiserpfalz
single vineyard site:: Höllenweg
village:: Nieder-Ingelheim

soil types

Marl / pararendzina

Lime-rich loams and sands; Tertiary sea deposits

Deep, calcareous clay soil with a high proportion of swellable clay, lower storage capacity for soil water available to plants, limited water permeability and ventilation, nutrient-rich, very calcareous, moderate warmability, difficult to root through

Dense, powerful, full-bodied, expressive, balanced acidity, sustainability and intensity through fruit, melting and opulence. Juicy, exotic aromas in white wines, mango, honeydew melon, apricot. Dark fruit aromas, smoky spiciness in red wines

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Sand / rigosol

Wind deposits of calcareous dust-sand during the ice ages

Deep, calcareous sandy soil, only moderate storage capacity for soil water available to plants, very good aeration, moderate to good heatability, usually sufficiently nutritious, calcareous, very good rootability

Rather red than white wine, thick berry skin due to warmth, fruit-intense, profound, gentle acidity, dense structure, young wine already open early, aging possible, balanced, complexity.

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