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Welcome to the rugged, volcanic and magical world of Nahe!
Nahe is a small German appellation named after the river that runs through it, which in turn is a tributary of the Rhine. It has its origins in the village of Bingen (where the Nahe flows into the Rhine) and continues westward through Münster-Sarmsheim, Bad Kreuznach, Monzingen and bordering the village of Martinstein; orographically speaking it borders in the north with the natural park of Soonwald-Nahe, in the south with the Nordpfälzer Bergland and in the west with the Hunsrücker Hochwald being protected by these three forests and its mountains that reach altitudes between 500 and 800 meters and therefore only being exposed in the east zone that borders with Rheinhessen; It is located, according to appellations of origin, with Rheinhessen to its right, Rheingau to its right and north, Mosel in the north and Pfalz in the south.
The climate of the lower Nahe is temperate, influenced by its proximity to Rheinhessen, but the climate of the upper Nahe, with more incidence of cold winds from the surrounding forests, is somewhat harsher, with occasional frosts and a delay of about 10 days in the vegetative cycle compared to the previous one, a factor that favors Riesling for the fixation of mineral aromas. The average annual rainfall is about 500 mm.
Although there is currently only one Bereich (Nahetal), Nahe really has three clearly identified zones: lower Nahe (the closest to Bingen and the mouth of the Nahe river) where phyllite, green slate, quartzite and clay soils predominate; in the middle Nahe(Niederhausen) porphyry, melaphyrite and grey slate predominate, while in the upper Nahe(Monzingen) the soils are generally blue and red slate. This variety of soil types can be felt in the wines of each of the zones: wines with more structure in the lower Nahe, wines with more fruit expression where volcanic soils predominate and finally wines with more length and complexity where slate is king.
The first review of a classification of pagos dates back to 1901 and is documented in the "Nahe Viticultural Map for the Administrative District of Coblenz" where the best pagos were marked in red; a map that was forgotten during the 20th century but in the early 1990s was recovered and reprinted; this system was mainly used for tax purposes for the payment of taxes, so there were three categories: 15 to 20 Silbergroschen for the most modest vineyards (currency of the Prussian Empire which later in the unification was equivalent to 10 Pfennig); 150 to 240 Silbergroschen for medium vineyards (equivalent to Premier Cru) and from 360 to 600 Silbergroschen for the best vineyards (equivalent to Grand Cru).
In Nahe, Riesling is the queen and since 1997 it was decided that it would be the only varietal to be identified with Grosse Lage (Grand Cru) appellation names ; moreover, the latest revision of the WTP in terms of wine classification determines that in Nahe the only varietal that will be authorized to produce wines from Grosse Lage appellations will be Riesling. In addition, it is important to note that Nahe does not use the 2012 WTP model of a four-level pyramid, but only three of these are used: Gutswein (for regional wines), Ortswein (for village wines) and Grosse Lage (for wines from Grand Cru classified estates).
In terms of grape varieties, whites are the clear winner with a 77.3% share compared to 22.7% for reds. Among the whites, Riesling is the majority with 25% of the total, followed by Müller-Thurgau with 15.6%, Silvaner, Pinot Blanc, Kerner, Bacchus, Scheurebe and other minorities; among the reds, the podium is held by the anodyne Dornfelder ( 10.1%) followed by Spätburgunder and Portugieser.
Buy Wine from region Nahe
Welcome to the rugged, volcanic and magical world of Nahe!
Nahe is a small German appellation named after the river that runs through it, which in turn is a tributary of the Rhine. It has its origins in the village of Bingen (where the Nahe flows into the Rhine) and continues westward through Münster-Sarmsheim, Bad Kreuznach, Monzingen and bordering the village of Martinstein; orographically speaking it borders in the north with the natural park of Soonwald-Nahe, in the south with the Nordpfälzer Bergland and in the west with the Hunsrücker Hochwald being protected by these three forests and its mountains that reach altitudes between 500 and 800 meters and therefore only being exposed in the east zone that borders with Rheinhessen; It is located, according to appellations of origin, with Rheinhessen to its right, Rheingau to its right and north, Mosel in the north and Pfalz in the south.
The climate of the lower Nahe is temperate, influenced by its proximity to Rheinhessen, but the climate of the upper Nahe, with more incidence of cold winds from the surrounding forests, is somewhat harsher, with occasional frosts and a delay of about 10 days in the vegetative cycle compared to the previous one, a factor that favors Riesling for the fixation of mineral aromas. The average annual rainfall is about 500 mm.
Although there is currently only one Bereich (Nahetal), Nahe really has three clearly identified zones: lower Nahe (the closest to Bingen and the mouth of the Nahe river) where phyllite, green slate, quartzite and clay soils predominate; in the middle Nahe(Niederhausen) porphyry, melaphyrite and grey slate predominate, while in the upper Nahe(Monzingen) the soils are generally blue and red slate. This variety of soil types can be felt in the wines of each of the zones: wines with more structure in the lower Nahe, wines with more fruit expression where volcanic soils predominate and finally wines with more length and complexity where slate is king.
The first review of a classification of pagos dates back to 1901 and is documented in the "Nahe Viticultural Map for the Administrative District of Coblenz" where the best pagos were marked in red; a map that was forgotten during the 20th century but in the early 1990s was recovered and reprinted; this system was mainly used for tax purposes for the payment of taxes, so there were three categories: 15 to 20 Silbergroschen for the most modest vineyards (currency of the Prussian Empire which later in the unification was equivalent to 10 Pfennig); 150 to 240 Silbergroschen for medium vineyards (equivalent to Premier Cru) and from 360 to 600 Silbergroschen for the best vineyards (equivalent to Grand Cru).
In Nahe, Riesling is the queen and since 1997 it was decided that it would be the only varietal to be identified with Grosse Lage (Grand Cru) appellation names ; moreover, the latest revision of the WTP in terms of wine classification determines that in Nahe the only varietal that will be authorized to produce wines from Grosse Lage appellations will be Riesling. In addition, it is important to note that Nahe does not use the 2012 WTP model of a four-level pyramid, but only three of these are used: Gutswein (for regional wines), Ortswein (for village wines) and Grosse Lage (for wines from Grand Cru classified estates).
In terms of grape varieties, whites are the clear winner with a 77.3% share compared to 22.7% for reds. Among the whites, Riesling is the majority with 25% of the total, followed by Müller-Thurgau with 15.6%, Silvaner, Pinot Blanc, Kerner, Bacchus, Scheurebe and other minorities; among the reds, the podium is held by the anodyne Dornfelder ( 10.1%) followed by Spätburgunder and Portugieser.