Producer Article
Hessische Staatsweingüter Kloster Eberbach
Last edited on 5/10/2018 by SAND
There are 2 versions of this article / View version history
Producer website
Kloster Eberbach (formal name “Hessische Staatsweingüter Kloster Eberbach”) is a large German wine producer owned by the federal state of Hessen, holding vineyards in the wine regions Rheingau and Hessische Bergstrasse.
Its origins were in the wine operations of the Cistercian monks along the Rhine, centred at the Eberbach monastery (founded 1136).
Their vineyards are divided between three domains and wine cellars: white Rheingau wines at Steinberg (with a new winery from 2008), red Rheingau wines at Assmannshausen and Bergstraße wines at Bergstraße.
The wines are divided between three quality levels:
“Gutsweine” - Basic wines, with grape variety and region designation but no vineyard designation.
“Crescentia” - High-quality, mainly single vineyard wines below the highest (Cabinetkeller) level. Both dry and semi-dry. Classified as Qualitätswein, Kabinett or Spätlese.
“Cabinetkeller” - the best dry and sweet wines of Auslese or higher quality.
Kloster Eberbach (formal name “Hessische Staatsweingüter Kloster Eberbach”) is a large German wine producer owned by the federal state of Hessen, holding vineyards in the wine regions Rheingau and Hessische Bergstrasse.
Its origins were in the wine operations of the Cistercian monks along the Rhine, centred at the Eberbach monastery (founded 1136).
Their vineyards are divided between three domains and wine cellars: white Rheingau wines at Steinberg (with a new winery from 2008), red Rheingau wines at Assmannshausen and Bergstraße wines at Bergstraße.
The wines are divided between three quality levels:
“Gutsweine” - Basic wines, with grape variety and region designation but no vineyard designation.
“Crescentia” - High-quality, mainly single vineyard wines below the highest (Cabinetkeller) level. Both dry and semi-dry. Classified as Qualitätswein, Kabinett or Spätlese.
“Cabinetkeller” - the best dry and sweet wines of Auslese or higher quality.