Weingut Strub

Niersteiner Pettenthal, Hipping, Ölberg und Orbel belong to the vineyard sites of an area referred to as "Roten Hang" (red slope). The soil in this entire area consists of red slate, called "Rotliegenden", a formation from the Perm age (250 Mio. years old) with some spots of additional Loess soil. The red slate is a preferred soil to grow vines. The soil easily heats up und distinguishes itself by a high mineral content which provides the wines of the "Roten Hang" with incredible depth and body - a trademark of the wines from Nierstein since the Roman times.

The most northern site in the "Roten Hang" is Pettenthal, neighboring Hipping to the south. Both vineyards have a particularly positive micro climate. The sun exposure is mainly east and south east providing the vineyards with warmth early in the day and the soil holds the warmth well supported by the nearby Rhine river. At the same time this exposure protects the vineyards from the frequent west winds. Also considering the high mineral content of the soil, the wines coming from these vineyard sites provide ripe grapes resulting in full bodied, round wines. Favored by the sun is the vineyard of the Ölberg which extends over about 60ha (150 acres). This site starts with a south east exposure turning into fully southern exposure. Through erosion over time, there are thick layers of fine mineral rich red soil at the bottom of the slope, which provides the wines with a very high mineral content.

Niersteiner Orbel has mostly southern exposure and slopes between an 10% to 30% angle increasing to about 50% in the steepest part to the morth.

Other vineyard sites among the properties of the Strub estate are in the Rosenberg, Brückchen, Paterberg and Findling.