A. Christmann Knigsbacher Idig

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The Idig is one of the most excellent locations in the Palatinate. Due to our monopoly-like ownership, it represents the core of our estate. The wines produced here are among the style-defining wines in the Grosses Gewchs category and are celebrated worldwide year after year. As the court chamber estate of the Electors of the Palatinate, our then lordly vineyard was first mentioned in a document in the 14th century. The monopoly-like size of 4 hectares in a prime location, an absolute specialty, is due to the over 400 years of ownership by the Counts Palatine. By Palatinate standards, the vineyard slopes steeply to the south-southeast. However, a gentle wind constantly flows down from the Stabenberg through the Klausental, and its drying effect keeps the grapes healthy for a long time. The Idig rests on a mighty limestone massif, which was formed from lime deposits after the collapse of the Upper Rhine Graben in the Tertiary. The topsoil consists of terra fusca, which is created from lime and clay. In the topsoil you can find countless limestones, but also some basalt, which was brought to the vineyard about 150 years ago from the Forster Pechsteinkopf by the von Buhl family, the owners at the time.