The only single vineyard Pinot which I make, but it’s not from a Grand Cru appellation. It’s one small vineyard of 4 terraces, situated 100 m above the Mosel and facing eastward as the usually south-facing hillside curves here. Most of the east-facing vineyards were abandoned in the 70s, however for some reason my dad decided to plant Pinot in this special plot over 30 years ago. It’s the highest and windiest Pinot-parcel that we farm, which results in concentrated and powerful, yet elegant Pinots. The name is an abbreviation of the official vineyard name “Domgarten”. This appellation is very heterogenous as it contains a lot of flat vineyards around the village as well. Therefore I didn’t want to use the official name. On another note, “Dom” is a reference to all the walls built by our ancestors over the centuries here, which often involved arches and stairways – just like a cathedral.
