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Rotenfels

single vineyard in the municipality of Traisen in the German wine-growing region of . The name is derived from the 327-metre-high rock face of the same name, at the foot of which some plots of the site are located. The south-facing vineyards at an altitude of 140 to 280 metres above sea level with a slope of 5 to 40% cover 15 hectares of vineyards on slightly loamy porphyry weathered soils. Riesling, Pinot Blanc and Pinot Noir are cultivated here. The and wineries, for example, have shares in the site.

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