Site, Origin & Climate
Ried Spiegel (Langenlois)
The vineyard site
Ried Spiegel (Langenlois)
The name of the vineyard „Spiegel“ (mirror) is said to derive from Latin “spectaculum” (“look-out”). In the ancient times of the “Limes”, the Romans probably used the spot to observe the Germanic tribes to the north of the Danube. However, still up to now most of the folks think that the name is linked to the convex vaulting of the 300 meter hill, a kind of “mirror” to the sky.
Size
103 ha
Elevation
260 – 270 m
Grape varieties
Grüner Veltliner
Inclination
1 °
Orientation
ESE
The soil
The vineyards occupy an elongate ridge in the south of Langenlois. The deep, calcareous soils here are derived from a thick underlying layer of loess with a balanced mineral composition. Occasional thin layers of sandy gravels and palaeosols indicate different climatic phases during the deposition of the loess.
0.012 – 0.65 million years
0.012 – 0.65 million years
0.012 – 0.65 million years