Overview
Kirchenstück is the name of 5 separate mapped vineyard sites within Rheinhessen. The name is shared; the sites are distinct, with their own communes, exposures, and owners.
The Kirchenstück sites in Rheinhessen
- Bornheim (Bingen), Grosslage Adelberg, VDP Grosse Lage, approximately 101 hectares
- Ingelheim am Rhein (Bingen), Grosslage Kaiserpfalz, VDP Grosse Lage, approximately 3.5 hectares
- Alzey (Wonnegau), Grosslage Sybillenstein, VDP Grosse Lage, approximately 74 hectares
- Hohen-Sülzen (Wonnegau), Grosslage Domblick, VDP Grosse Lage, approximately 185 hectares
- Mainz (Nierstein), Grosslage Sankt Alban, VDP Grosse Lage, approximately 64 hectares
What to Know
A label reading Kirchenstück identifies the specific site through the village name that accompanies it (as in Forster Kirchenstück); the village, not the shared vineyard name, tells you which site is in the bottle. Beyond Rheinhessen, the name also appears in Pfalz, Rheingau.