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The Wehlener Sonnenuhr (The Wehlen Sundial ) domain is world-famous for its wines. Wine expert and author Frank Schoonmaker describes this growth as “being situated in an unbelievably steep cliff in the middle of which is a square outcrop of slate on which a sun dial has been painted. It is this artifact which gives the best wines from Wehlen their name. Very few wines, if any, are able to compare with them in good years: florid, balanced, with an almost supernatural combination of lightness and fulsomeness – perfection itself!” The fact that this place was chosen for the installation of a sundial already shows that this vineyard is blessed by plentiful sunshine. |
Another reason for the extraordinary quality of the wines is the “terroir “ or characteristics of the soil which consists of very finely decomposed blue slate dating back to the Devonian era. It is rich in minerals and contains deep-lying aquifers. These veins provide the vines with sufficient water during dry periods, while assuring high quality as a result of stressed vines pro- ducing limited yields with strongly concentrated fruit. | |
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The Wehlen Bridge and Sundial in Autumnal Illumination
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Magnificent Autumn weather with unusual light refraction bathes the Wehlen Sundial slope in gleaming warm violet tones.
