Terroir

Naumberg, a patchwork of Pinots

11 May 2021 by Maël Nonet

Naumberg is a renowned lieu-dit, or “named vineyard”, in the southern half of the Luxembourg Moselle winegrowing region, which is celebrated for its Pinots. It covers a large area with numerous variations in its subsoil, which some winemakers even isolate to produce special cuvées.

Markusberg – a pioneering terroir

23 November 2020 by Maël Nonet

Although chiefly admired for its Pinots, Schengen Markusberg has plenty of other strings to its bow. This lieu-dit has played an important role in the history of wine-growing in Luxembourg, and what’s more, it’s also a magnificent terroir … for Riesling!

Grevenmacher Fels – the spirit of the cliffs

24 July 2020 by Maël Nonet

Shelly limestone is a distinctive feature of the northern half of the Luxembourg winegrowing region, and the Grevenmacher Fels is one of the terroirs that express this remarkable minerality to best effect.

Foulschette – a haven for Pinot Gris

29 April 2020 by Erwan Nonet

This terroir near Wellenstein in the southern Moselle Valley offers ideal conditions for Pinot Gris. It was in these Keuper marls that the grape variety was first planted in Luxembourg in the 1930s.

Wousselt – old, but still in good shape

4 November 2019 by Erwan Nonet

Heading north from Ehnen to Wormeldange, the terroir you can see alongside the road is Wousselt. The vines closest to the village at the bottom of the slope are planted on Luxembourg’s oldest terraces. The Riesling grapes mainly grown here benefit considerably from this unique setting.

The Ongkâf’s Renaissance

29 July 2019 by Erwan Nonet

Elderly villagers can remember the joining together of the vineyard plots in 1980 and they think back to this famous Machtum terroir with nostalgia. However, forty years on, the vines have once again taken possession of the subsoil and are producing exquisite wines, in particular, Pinot Gris.

Terroir

Naumberg is a renowned lieu-dit, or “named vineyard”, in the southern half of the Luxembourg Moselle winegrowing region, which is celebrated for its Pinots. It covers a large area with numerous variations in its subsoil, which some winemakers even isolate to produce special cuvées.

Although chiefly admired for its Pinots, Schengen Markusberg has plenty of other strings to its bow. This lieu-dit has played an important role in the history of wine-growing in Luxembourg, and what’s more, it’s also a magnificent terroir … for Riesling!

Shelly limestone is a distinctive feature of the northern half of the Luxembourg winegrowing region, and the Grevenmacher Fels is one of the terroirs that express this remarkable minerality to best effect.

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