Dhroner Hofberger
Romantic side valley
The wines of the steep Dhroner Hofberger taste like slate. These are not powerhouses, but Rieslings with elegance and delicate fruit. In 1897, the wine author Karl Heinrich Koch remarked, "Dhroner is one of the best vineyards in the Mosel." The very steep and stony slopes of Dhroner Hofberg are covered with trees, hedges, and shrubs. The soil consists of large chunks of mostly gray slate mixed with quartz and iron oxide.
Profile
| Total area | 84.3 hectares of which 4.5 hectares belong to Bischöfliche Weingüter Trier |
| Height | 120–250 meters above the sea level |
| Orientation | Mostly southwest |
| Inclination | 40–60 % |
| Soils | Gray-blue, partly clayey slate soil with quartz. The upper part includes gravel |
| Particularities | The high-quality south-facing slopes lie in a side valley of the Mosel at the lower part of the Dhron River |
| Type of wine | Full-flavored, yet elegant wines with great mineral structure and fine acidity |