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Sulzheimer Schildberg
Stilisierte Karte von Rheinhessen

Sulzheimer Schildberg (Shield mountain of Sulzberg)

Paint for the tower, concrete for the vineyard house

No, nobody is up to anything here (German: etwas im Schilde führen). The name is based on the shield-shaped, humpbacked elevation. The local community of Sulzheim is surrounded by the vines of the single vineyard. A variety of vines grow on clay marl and limestone. The Schildberg tower was built by the community in 2010 and painted according to designs by the colour designer Professor von Garnier. The motto is: "When the flag flies on the Schildberg, there is always good wine there". Another highlight is the ultra-modern concrete vineyard house Perka, an experimental and research building of the Technical University of Kaiserslautern. Two rest areas with a panorama and table of wine delight hikers.

> Info about the Schildberg tower: https://www.rheinhessen.de/a-schildbergturm
> Info about the concrete building Perka https://www.rheinhessen.de/a-weinberghaus-perka 
> The pilgrimage route of St. James in Rheinhessen passes Sulzheim: https://www.woerrstaedterland.de/rheinhessischer-jakobsweg 
> Perka in the Rheinhessen blog: https://blog.rheinhessen.de/10-schoensten-aussichten-wanderwegen-rheinhessen/
> Hiking on the Hiwweltour Neuborn: https://www.rheinhessen.de/hiwweltour-neuborn

Sulzheimer Schildberg
Sulzheimer Schildberg
Sulzheimer Schildberg
Sulzheimer Schildberg
Sulzheimer Schildberg
Sulzheimer Schildberg
Sulzheimer Schildberg
Sulzheimer Schildberg
Sulzheimer Schildberg
Sulzheimer Schildberg

facts and figures

Vineyard: 151 hectare Community: Sea level: 160-210 m Exposure: Turning south to northwest
Region:
Bingen

soil types

Marl / pelosol

Clay marl pelosol

Lime-rich clayey deposits of the teritary sea

Deep, calcareous clay soil with a high proportion of swellable clay, lower storage capacity for soil water available to plants, limited water permeability and ventilation, nutrient-rich, very calcareous, moderate warmability, difficult to root through

Full-bodied, dense, rich, moderate acidity, creamy enamel. Expressive, ripe, mango, apricot, honeydew melon, apricot. Less minerality, more fruity, full-bodied sustainability

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Limestone / Rendzina

limestone rendzina

Teritarian marine deposits from a calcareous algae reef

Shallow to medium-sized, very lime-rich, very stony, sandy loam soil, low storage capacity for soil water available to plants, rich in nutrients, rich in lime, good aeration, good heatability, limited rootability

Expressive, lively, aromatic, initially citrus, apple and gooseberry notes, with increasing ripe mango and passion fruit. Balanced acidity, mineral, chalky, elegant, multi-faceted, profound, closed in the youth, great development potential

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