Soil family
Granite & gneiss
The roots of old mountains, brought to the surface in the Sudeten foothills south-west of Wrocław.
Soil profile
- Topsoil · thin, sandy topsoil
- Weathered granite · coarse, quick-draining grit
- Granite · Sudeten foothills bedrock
- Formation
- Primary rock, thin and quick to drain
Grapes that like it
Granite & gneiss · where it dominates
Regions on the road
Elsewhere along the road
Sudeten foothills (SW Silesia), Znojmo bedrock, Wachau, Kamptal, Leithaberg, Little Carpathians
What granite & gneiss gives the wine
Stress and precision. Lean fruit, firm acidity, a smoky or flinty edge; wines that age on structure.