Bremmer Calmont, Vineyard and cultural heritage site in Bremm, Germany.
Bremmer Calmont is a vineyard site between Bremm and Ediger-Eller that rises steeply above the Moselle valley and is defined by dark slate and graywacke rocks. The terrain requires a special structure: narrow terraces built with dry-stone walls run across the slope to make grape cultivation possible on this demanding land.
The site belongs to the Grafschaft collective vineyard within the Terrassenmosel section of the Mosel wine region, and its neighbour is the Ellerer Calmont. Riesling has been grown here for generations on about 33 hectares of slate soil with quartzite and sandstone. Hugh Johnson counts the Bremmer Calmont among the Grand Cru vineyard sites.
The name Calmont combines the Latin calvus and mons, meaning bare mountain, a reference to the rocky upper slope above the vines. Riesling has been grown here for generations, and the parcel belongs to the Grafschaft collective site in the Terrassenmosel area. Hugh Johnson lists Bremmer Calmont among the Grand Cru vineyards.
The vineyard lies on the slope of the Calmont above Bremm, on the Moselle. The rows are worked by hand, and the slope reaches up to 68 degrees, so walking between the terraces is only for sure-footed visitors. The site is oriented to the south-east, south and south-west and covers about 33 hectares.
At up to 68 degrees, or roughly 248 percent gradient, the Bremmer Calmont is considered Europe's steepest vineyard site alongside the small Engelsfelsen in the Bühlertal. The arc shape of the slope shelters it, and the soil is mineral slate with quartzite and sandstone. Hugh Johnson counts it among the Grand Cru sites.
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