Steinberger

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Spicy Thai curry, Vegetable anti pasti, Goat cheese, Fruity desserts.

Fine citrus fruit, perfectly balanced, juicy

The 30 hectare (76 acre) large Steinberg vineyard has been in the sole possession of the estate since 1239. It was founded by the Cistercian monks of the Eberbach Monastery and dates back to 1170. In the 18th century the monks constructed a wall around their favorite vineyard in order to protect it from grape thieves and wild animals. The wall still reaches up to five meters and is almost three kilometers long. Today the wall does not need to protect the grapes from thieves but from cold winds coming from the nearby woods. As a protective barrier it has created a unique microclimate. The hillside, which falls in a southerly direction, consists predominantly of stony quartz and slate soil which gives the wines a distinctive minerality and an elegant body. They come from high quality, characterful and traditional vineyards within a village, giving expression to the local terroir. ? Only regional grape varieties are used.