single vineyard in the municipality of Rüdesheim in the German wine-growing region of Rheingau. The name refers to Emperor Charlemagne (742-814). According to legend, while travelling by boat on the Rhine to his palace in Ingelheim (Rheinhessen), he observed that the snow on the slopes of the Rüdesheim hill melted first and then ordered a vineyard to be planted here with vines from Orléans. The south-facing vineyard at 170 to 220 metres above sea level with a slope of 40 to 44% covers 2.2 hectares of vines on stony, dry quartzite slate soil. From here, there is a view of the Nahe estuary on the other side of the Rhine. Mainly Riesling is cultivated here. The Leitz Johannes winery, for example, has a share in the site.
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