single vineyard in the municipality of Oestrich in the German wine-growing region of Rheingau. The name could derive from a hillside that bordered the original location of Lenchen and, on the other hand, many words in the Oestrich dialect are diminished with "sch". Thus a small fief is a Lehenschen, from which Lenchen could have developed. According to the third version, the name is derived from the old name "Landflechterbrunnen". The inclusion of neighbouring vineyards resulted in a significant expansion. The south-facing vineyards at 120 to 150 metres above sea level with slopes of 3 to 15% cover 120 hectares of vines. The deep, gravelly soils consist of sand, loess, loam and marl. A large part is sheltered from the wind in a hollow.
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Roman Horvath MW
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