single vineyard in the municipality of Bernkastel-Kues (Bernkastel area) in the German Moselle wine-growing region (here Lay is the common name for slate). The west to south-west facing vineyards with a 50% slope at 115 to 135 metres above sea level cover eight hectares of vines. The soils consist of medium-textured, stony, blue-coloured weathered clay slate. Here, the Riesling variety is mainly cultivated in the traditional Mosel stake training method (single-pole training), which is still widespread here. The wineries Dr Loosen, Dr Pauly-Bergweiler, Geheimrat J. Wegeler Erben, Joh. Jos. Prüm, Molitor, S. A. Prüm, Wwe. Dr H. Thanisch Erben Müller-Burggraef and Wwe. Dr H. Thanisch Erben Thanisch, for example, have shares in the site.
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Markus J. Eser
Weinakademiker und Herausgeber „Der Weinkalender“