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Westerly Achleithen
The soils in the idyllically situated
westerly Achleithen consist of
a blend of sandy fine ear th with
coarse scree and stone, mixed
with Gföhler gneiss and migmatitic
amphibolite. Of all our vineyard
sites, the westerly Achleithen
manifests the least limestone
content. Great por tions of it are
even limestone-free, where the
pH value of the soil turns out
correspondingly lower. In the
higher elevation parcels, soils are
dominated by Gföhler gneiss, while
migmatitic amphibolite prevails
in the lower levels. Because of
landslides, both types of stone
appear in the lower parcels.