A frequently occurring single-location name in Germany. The name indicates former ownership or cultivation by the Catholic Jesuit order.
The name is derived from the Jesuit order, which owned the vineyard until 1773. In the Bavarian vineyard classification of 1828, the site was given the second-highest rating. The south-east facing vineyard at 120 to 150 metres above sea level with a slope of up to 15% covers seven hectares of vines.
The soils consist of weathered red sandstone with deposits of volcanic basalt and calcareous clay marl with a high humus content. The Riesling variety is mainly cultivated here. The Bassermann-Jordan, Dr Bürklin-Wolf, Margarethenhof, Mosbacher Georg, Müller Eugen, Reichsrat von Buhl, Spindler Heinrich and Weingut von Winning wineries, for example, have shares in the site.
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