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The Ruwer

Dajeong Lim M.D.
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The Ruwer, Gemeinde by Gemeinde and site by site, with the VDP Weingüter map alongside.

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The Ruwer's key Gemeinden and sites are Eitelsbach, whose Karthäuserhofberg is a VDP.GL held as an alleinbesitz or monopole by Karthäuserhof, and Mertesdorf, where the three contiguous alleinbesitz of Schlosskellerei Carl von Schubert – Maximin Grünhaus are all Ortsteile, so their labels do not require the gemeinde name.

Eitelsbach

Karthäuserhofberg

Karthäuserhofberg is the VDP.GL of Eitelsbach, an alleinbesitz or monopole of Karthäuserhof. It is 90% Riesling and 10% Weissburgunder on south-west clay, and is named after the nearby Ruwer tributary. The VDP register puts it at 18,00 ha, 254m ü. N. N., facing S-SSW on a 55% slope, on Devonschieferverwitterung, and lists it as planted to Riesling.

Mertesdorf — Maximin Grünhaus

Bruderberg

Bruderberg is a VDP.GL of 1 ha, east-facing, on blue Devonian slate — Blauer Devonschiefer. It is the first of the three running east → west, before Abtsberg and Herrenberg. The VDP register puts it at 1,32 ha, 140 - 150m ü. N. N., facing O-SO on a 60 - 75% slope, planted to Riesling and worked by Maximin Grünhaus.

Abtsberg

Abtsberg is a VDP.GL of 14 ha on a 70° gradient, on blue Devonian slate — Blauer Devonschiefer. The VDP register puts it at 13,00 ha, 150 - 250m ü. N. N., facing S - SO on a 50 - 70% slope, planted to Riesling and worked by Maximin Grünhaus.

Grünhäuser Herrenberg

The Grünhäuser Herrenberg is a VDP.GL of 19 ha, south-east-facing, on red Devonian slate — Roter Devonschiefer. The VDP register puts it at 19,37 ha, 190 - 280m ü. N. N., facing SO on a 20 - 65% slope, planted to Riesling and Weißer Burgunder, and worked by Maximin Grünhaus.

Kasel

Nies'chen

Nies'chen is a VDP.GL of Kasel, alongside Kehrnagel; the major holder is Reichsgraf von Kesselstatt, whose principal cellars are further upstream. It is 15,00 ha at 195-260m ü. N. N., facing S-SW on a 40-57% slope, on Blau- und Buntschiefer, planted to Riesling and worked by Karthäuserhof and Reichsgraf von Kesselstatt.

Kehrnagel

Kehrnagel is the other VDP.GL of Kasel, alongside Nies'chen; the major holder is Reichsgraf von Kesselstatt, whose principal cellars are further upstream. It is 13,00 ha at 209-256m ü. N. N., facing SSW-W on a 25-44% slope, on Devonschiefer, and is planted to Riesling.

Trier

Augenscheiner

Augenscheiner is a VDP.GL of Trier, 2,17 ha, at 120m ü. N. N., facing SW, on a 35-50% slope, on Buntsandstein. It is planted to Riesling. It is worked by Stiftungsweingut Vereinigte Hospitien.