Volxheimer Liebfrau

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Volxheimer Liebfrau (Good woman of Volxheim)

The name is based on the ownership of the Marian altar or Liebfrauen monastery. But which one? Everyone familiar with the region knows the Liebfrauenkirche in Worms, today still a single vineyard. But Volxheim lies at the other end of Rheinhessen and today actually is part of the district of Bad Kreuznach. Regional history reveals, however, that it once belonged to Kurmainz and there was once a Liebfrauenkirche there as well. IDoes that explain the name? The southern exposure with deep, very chalky, clay-loam soil is ideal for full-bodied Pinots.

> Volxheim regional history: https://www.regionalgeschichte.net/rheinhessen/volxheim.html
> Rheinhessen dissertation, from p. 62 Liebfrauenkirche in Mainz: https://www.regionalgeschichte.net/fileadmin/Rheinhessenportal/Teilnehmer/rh-heimatforscher/Mitteilungsblatt_Alte_Folge/1953H4a.pdf
> In comparison: the single vineyard Liebfrauenstift-Kirchenstück in Worms

Volxheimer Liebfrau

Volxheimer Liebfrau

Volxheimer Liebfrau

Volxheimer Liebfrau

Volxheimer Liebfrau

facts and figures

sub-region:: Bingen
collective vineyard site:: Rheingrafenstein
single vineyard site:: Liebfrau
village:: Volxheim

soil types

Marl / pelosol

Clay marl pelosol

Lime-rich clayey deposits of the teritary sea

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

Full-bodied, dense, rich, moderate acidity, creamy enamel. Expressive, ripe, mango, apricot, honeydew melon, apricot. Less minerality, more fruity, full-bodied sustainability

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