On a granite bedrock, the soils are sandy, rich in mineral elements, shallow at the top of hillsides (400 meters above sea level), deeper at the bottom of hillsides (230 meters). With its steep south-facing slopes, the Schlossberg requires terraced cultivation. Locality very famous from the fifteenth century is the first terroir of Alsace classified Grand Cru by the decree of 1975. Schlossberg can produce wines of purity and elegance (fruit and flint aromas) in conditions of controlled yields (around 40hl/ha).