Winerie

Schloss Saarstein is located on a steep slope hill of grey slate, surrounded by the 11 hectares vineyard sites, overlooking the Saar River. The estate owner Christian Ebert takes care of cellar and vineyard all by himself. His wines take profit from the cool microclimate on the Saar and sustainable farming methods.

Vintage report

After a warm winter, we had relatively early budding at Schloss Saarstein at the end of April. May and June were also dry and warm, and flowering began around June 10th. Riesling harvest began with a small team on September 26th. From October 7th onwards, we moved on to the Schloss Saarsteiner vineyard. Riesling is the winner of the 2023 vintage, and most of the grapes were still very healthy until the end of the harvest on October 19th.
The harvest volume is lower than in 2022 and averaged 55 hl/ha. Overall, we are very satisfied.
 

Terroir

Grapes from younger parts of the Saarstein vineyards, all hand-picked, blue slate soil, south-southwest exposure.