Kloster Eberbach (Hessische Staatsweingüter)
クロスター・エーバーバッハ（ヘッセン州立ワイナリー）
Germany's largest wine estate — nine centuries of Cistercian winemaking heritage anchored by the walled Steinberg monopole.
About Kloster Eberbach (Hessische Staatsweingüter)
Hessische Staatsweingüter Kloster Eberbach is Germany's largest wine estate, tracing its origins to a Cistercian monastery founded in 1136 by Bernard of Clairvaux in the Rheingau. For centuries the monks built one of medieval Germany's most important agricultural economies, with wine as its principal source of income; today the state-owned estate cultivates roughly 200 hectares of vineyards across both wine regions of Hesse — the Rheingau and the Hessische Bergstraße. Its most celebrated holding is the Steinberg, an 800-year-old, roughly 32-hectare walled monopole near Hattenheim enclosed by a stone wall built by the Cistercians. The estate is also credited as the birthplace of the term "Kabinett," referring to the cellar where its finest wines were once kept. A member of the VDP (Association of German Prädikat Wine Estates), Kloster Eberbach is renowned chiefly for dry and nobly sweet Riesling, alongside notable Spätburgunder from the Assmannshausen site, and hosts the prestigious annual VDP Réserve wine auction on its historic grounds.
Who Is This For?
For lovers of classic, age-worthy German Riesling with deep historical roots, and anyone drawn to wines produced within a living, UNESCO-listed monastery landscape.
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Frequently Asked Questions
- When was Kloster Eberbach founded?
- The monastery was founded in 1136 by Bernard of Clairvaux, who sent thirteen Cistercian monks from the French mother house of Clairvaux to settle on the Rhine's eastern bank.
- Is Kloster Eberbach still a private winery today?
- No. After secularization in 1803 the estate passed through Nassau and Prussian ownership before becoming the property of the State of Hesse after the Second World War, and since 2003 it has operated as Hessische Staatsweingüter GmbH Kloster Eberbach.
- What is special about the Steinberg vineyard?
- Steinberg is a roughly 32-hectare vineyard near Hattenheim that has been the monastery's sole property since 1239 and is enclosed by an approximately 3-kilometer stone wall built by the Cistercian monks, making it one of Germany's largest walled monopoles.
- Is the term "Kabinett" connected to this estate?
- Yes — the designation is said to originate from the estate's historic "Cabinet cellar," where its best wines were once specially stored.
- What grape varieties does Kloster Eberbach focus on?
- The estate is best known for dry and nobly sweet Riesling, complemented by notable Spätburgunder (Pinot Noir) from the Assmannshausen vineyards.