Overview

Kapellenberg is an Einzellage (single vineyard) in the commune of Lorch, in the Rheingau wine region of Germany. For labeling purposes it belongs to the Grosslage Burgweg. The site covers approximately 58 hectares as mapped.

Classification & Position

The vineyard is classified Grosse Lage by the VDP, the association of leading German estates. On labels the site appears joined to its village name in the customary adjectival form.

What to Know

Kapellenberg is a mapped, named vineyard site rather than an appellation; wines from it carry the Rheingau designation together with the vineyard name. The name Kapellenberg also belongs to separate vineyards in Pfalz, Mosel, Rheinhessen, Nahe; the sites share a name and nothing else.