Eckartsberg is not a project and not a stylistic device.
It is a hillside in the Kaiserstuhl, shaped by volcanic origin, wind and time. Since 2026, Eckartsberg has been the reference point of Raspini Winery.
ECKARTSBERG – SITE & SOIL
Eckartsberg is located above Breisach and belongs to the clearly defined sites of the Kaiserstuhl.
The subsoil is of volcanic origin, overlaid with loess, offering good drainage and high heat retention.
This combination reveals itself in wines with structure, inner tension and natural calm.
Not through power, but through density.
ECKARTSBERG – HISTORY
Eckartsberg rises just south of Breisach's old town, facing the Münsterberg. Legend links it to the faithful Eckart of the Harlungen saga, said to have had a castle here.
It first appears in writing in 1139, as "mons Hechardis". In 1185 the Bishop of Basel ceded half of the hill to King Henry VI, and a castle was built.
From the 14th century the hill was part of the town's fortifications. In the 17th and 18th centuries it became a fortress with a citadel, barracks, wells and windmills, demolished in the 1740s.
Today vines grow where walls once stood. On the terrace at the top, an obelisk recalls Breisach's passage to Baden in 1806, and the European flag recalls 1950, when Breisach voted for a united Europe.
WHY ECKARTSBERG
The decision for Eckartsberg arose from observation.
Not from calculation.
Over the years it became evident that this place enables the kind of wines we are looking for: precise, quiet, age-worthy — without needing explanation.
Eckartsberg requires patience.
It reveals little at first, but it endures over time.
CULTIVATION
The vineyard is farmed with restraint.
Not monoculture as a principle, but diversity as a prerequisite for stability.
The work in the vineyard is defined by manual labor, selective harvesting and clear yield limitation.The goal is not maximization, but balance.
Eckartsberg is not optimized.
It is accompanied.
IN THE WINE
Wines from Eckartsberg are not loud. They show depth without heaviness and structure without hardness.
Pinot Blanc in particular finds a form here that corresponds to our understanding of classical, contemporary wine:
clear, structured, precise.
The place remains perceptible — even after years.
A PLACE WITHIN THE
RASPINI WINERY PROJECT
Eckartsberg is not a unique selling point.
It is a point of reference.
Within Raspini Winery, it stands for concentration, decision and direction.
Not everything originates here, but much is conceived from here.
