single vineyard in the municipality of Haardt (Mittelhaardt-Deutsche Weinstraße area) in the German wine-growing region of Pfalz. The south to east-facing vineyard at 180 metres above sea level covers 15 hectares of vines. The wineries Kaub Karl-Heinz, Weegmüller and Weik Bernd, for example, have shares in the Bürgergarten vineyard.
The "Breumel in den Mauern" parcel with a 5% slope covers 2.6 hectares of vineyards. Until 1971, this was an independent single vineyard and efforts are now being made to reclassify it as such. The plot is enclosed by a three metre high sandstone wall, which provides protection from the wind and creates a special microclimate. The plateau-like parcel of land once belonged to the bailiwick of the "Winzina" castle complex above and is presumably named after one of its former cultivators (bailiffs). The deep soil consists of red sandstone with deposits of loess loam. The main variety cultivated here is Riesling. The plot is the sole property of the Müller-Catoir winery.
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