Halenberg

single vineyard in the municipality of Monzingen in the German wine-growing region of . The name is derived from the steep, bare slope. Johann Wolfgang von (1749-1832) already praised a "Monzinger" in 1815. He did not mention a site, but Halenberg is considered the best site in the municipality. The vineyard, which faces south to southwest at an altitude of 160 to 240 metres above sea level with a slope of 25 to 60%, covers eight hectares of vines. The easily heated soil consists of a conglomerate of blue-grey slate with quartzite and pebbles, in the flatter part with admixtures of clay and on the steep slope with a lot of gravel and sand. The nightly cold fall winds are diverted by a hill above the vineyard. This is also where the small , defined as a , is located, a small part of which extends across the vineyard into the neighbouring single vineyard . Only Riesling is cultivated here. The special climate favours the production of wines. The , , , and wineries, for example, have shares.

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