Mönchhof Robert Eymael

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The winery is located in the municipality of Ürzig (Bernkastel area) in the German Moselle wine-growing region. The former Cistercian abbey of Himmerod is one of the oldest wine estates in Germany. Pope Alexander III (1105-1181) confirmed the first vineyard ownership as early as 1177. The monks built the vaulted cellars at this time and the current estate building in 1509. During secularisation under the French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821), the estate was bought at auction by the Eymael family in Paris in 1804. As early as 1717, the Upper Archbishopric categorised the vineyards in the first class. The Mönchhof wines won top honours at the 1893 World Exhibition in Chicago, USA.

Jean Eymael was one of the founding members of today's VDP (Verband Deutscher Prädikatsweingüter) in 1910. Since 1994, it has been run by Robert Eymael, with Volker Besch acting as manager. A guest house is attached. The vineyards cover 12 hectares of vines in the Prälat and Treppchen (Erden) and Würzgarten (Ürzig) sites. They are 100% planted with ungrafted Riesling vines, some of which are 100 years old. The vineyards of the Joh. Jos. Christoffel Erben winery, also located in Ürzig, have been leased since 2001. The wines are vinified at the Mönchhof.

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