The Soil

The gentle western slopes of the Frauenweingärten vineyard are composed of metre-thick glacial loess. On the upper slope, there are varying extents of paragneiss- and migmatite-amphibolite material additions transported from the nearby Dunkelstein Forest. This makes for a lighter soil texture and reduces the carbonate content. The profile clearly shows the individual layers of relocated loess with various contents of paragneiss material.