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Weingut In den Zehn Morgen SJ Montigny KG

A Nahe estate in Bretzenheim working only with its own vineyards around Bad Kreuznach, with certified-organic wines since the 2022 vintage.

The producer

Weingut In den Zehn Morgen grows Riesling, Pinot Noir and Chardonnay in named vineyards around Bad Kreuznach, including Krötenpfuhl, Kahlenberg, Auf’m Schlossberg, Steinberg and Narrenkappe. Riesling has been cultivated at the estate for more than a century; the winery now makes every wine from estate fruit rather than purchased grapes or must.

Kalk & Sandstein shows another side of the range. The 2024 Chardonnay–Weissburgunder blend combines green apple, peach and lemon with mineral notes, spice and oak. Fresh acidity keeps the orchard fruit dry and lively, while the oak adds weight through the middle of the palate.

Known for

Estate-grown Riesling, Pinot Noir and Chardonnay from named Nahe vineyards, including Kalk & Sandstein, a Chardonnay–Weissburgunder blend.

Notable facts

The story

Nahe Discovery of the Year

On 5 May 2025, wein.plus named In den Zehn Morgen Nahe Discovery of the Year for the 2024/2025 tasting season. By then, the estate had completed a farming change that began in 2016: the 2022 harvest was its first certified-organic vintage. From Bretzenheim, Steffen James Montigny’s team was working solely with fruit from its own vineyards around Bad Kreuznach, including Krötenpfuhl, Kahlenberg, Auf’m Schlossberg, Steinberg and Narrenkappe. Stefan Schmidt was cellar master as the estate continued to make its wines without purchased grapes or must.

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Weingut In den Zehn Morgen SJ Montigny KG

At A Glance

Weingut In den Zehn Morgen SJ Montigny KG is a Nahe estate based at In den zehn Morgen 41 in Bretzenheim. Its fruit comes solely from its own vineyards around Bad Kreuznach, so Riesling, Pinot Noir and Chardonnay arrive at the cellar with a direct link to named sites rather than purchased grapes or must.

The Producer

Steffen James Montigny leads the estate, with Stefan Schmidt as cellar master and Andreas Kretzschmar handling sales and marketing. The work starts with estate vineyards around Bad Kreuznach: no grapes or must are bought in, so the bottles reflect fruit grown under the team’s own farming decisions. Riesling has been cultivated here for more than a century, while Pinot Noir and Chardonnay sit alongside it as grapes through which the estate presents its terrain.

Place

Bretzenheim is the estate’s base in the Nahe, while its vineyards lie around Bad Kreuznach. That division matters on the label: a vineyard name refers to where the grapes grew, while Kalk & Sandstein is a named wine built from Chardonnay and Weissburgunder. Riesling’s long history at the estate supplies continuity; the Chardonnay-led blend shows that the current range is not confined to one grape.

Soil And Site

The documented vineyard names are Krötenpfuhl, Kahlenberg, Auf’m Schlossberg, Steinberg and Narrenkappe. Steinberg is a monopole, meaning the estate alone holds that site; fruit from it can therefore remain under one grower’s control from vineyard work through bottling. The name Kalk & Sandstein appears on a separate blended wine, but the name alone does not establish the ground beneath any particular parcel.

Story

The estate’s recent shape comes from a sustained farming change rather than a sudden rebrand. Conversion to organic winegrowing began in 2016, and the 2022 harvest became its first certified-organic vintage. From that vintage onward, all of the estate’s wines have official organic certification. With fruit already drawn only from its own holdings, the change joins vineyard management and bottle content closely: Riesling, Pinot Noir and Chardonnay are grown, picked and made within the same estate framework.

The modern estate story is also connected with vineyards formerly belonging to Ökonomierat August E. Anheuser. An opportunity involving those vineyards arose in 2013; another account places their acquisition in 2014. The dates should not be forced into one version, but the named holdings now provide the physical basis for a range that can move from grape to vineyard without relying on bought-in material.

Vineyards And Cellar

Organic certification from 2022 follows six years of conversion, while estate-only sourcing keeps the cellar focused on grapes from the vineyards around Bad Kreuznach. That matters most where a wine’s flavour can be linked to its makeup: Kalk & Sandstein joins Chardonnay with Weissburgunder rather than presenting either grape alone. Stefan Schmidt’s cellar work receives fruit from those holdings, and the resulting wine can show fresh orchard fruit alongside oak-derived spice and richer brioche tones.

The vineyard list also makes a useful distinction. Krötenpfuhl, Kahlenberg, Auf’m Schlossberg, Steinberg and Narrenkappe are places where fruit is grown; they are not interchangeable names for a single blend. A bottle called Kalk & Sandstein instead has a documented grape composition, which directs attention to Chardonnay’s leading role and Weissburgunder’s supporting share.

Wines

The range rests on Riesling, Pinot Noir and Chardonnay, with more than a century of Riesling cultivation supplying the longest documented thread. Named vineyards provide the estate’s site vocabulary, including the wholly held Steinberg, while the grapes provide different routes through that material. No bottle-specific tasting note is supplied for the Riesling or Pinot Noir, so their role is clearest as part of the estate’s grape focus rather than as imagined flavour profiles.

Kalk & Sandstein is the most clearly documented wine. Its 2023 debut used 80% Chardonnay and 20% Weissburgunder. The current 2024 is again a Chardonnay–Weissburgunder blend, with green apple, peach, lemon, mineral notes, spice and oak. That architecture suggests a wine where orchard fruit and citrus are carried by acidity, while oak adds a toastier register and more body than a simple fresh white.

In The Glass

Kalk & Sandstein opens in two directions: green apple, peach and lemon bring fresh fruit, while oak, spice and mineral notes add savoury detail. On the palate, the documented acidity keeps the fruit moving rather than broadening into sweetness. The 2023 tasting picture adds brioche, toasted nuts and browned butter, flavours that place the oak character beside the Chardonnay-led fruit rather than over it.

The finish is long in the 2023 account, with acidity carrying the toasted and buttery notes after the fruit has passed. For the 2024, the reported freshness, citrus and green apple point to a dry, bright shape, while peach and oak bring extra weight through the middle. Weissburgunder forms the smaller documented share in the debut blend, but the 2024 percentages are not supplied.

A Bottle To Understand It

Start with Kalk & Sandstein 2024. It is a Chardonnay–Weissburgunder blend with a current listing and a clear sensory outline: green apple, peach and lemon, mineral notes, spice and oak, with fresh acidity and body. The wine connects several strands at once—estate-grown fruit, organic certification from the 2022 vintage onward, and Chardonnay as one of the grapes through which In den Zehn Morgen presents its Nahe vineyards.

Its fruit is easy to locate, but it is not only a fruit-driven white. Oak and spice bring a broader, toastier texture; lemon and green apple keep the palate dry and lively. The earlier 2023’s brioche and toasted-nut profile shows the same bottle name can carry a richer edge alongside acidity and a long finish.

Anecdote

On 5 May 2025, In den Zehn Morgen was named Nahe Discovery of the Year for the 2024/2025 tasting season. The recognition came as the estate’s certified-organic vintages were already established: conversion had begun in 2016, and the 2022 harvest was the first under certification. The winery was working from Bretzenheim with its own vineyards around Bad Kreuznach, including Krötenpfuhl, Kahlenberg, Auf’m Schlossberg, Steinberg and Narrenkappe. Its current team paired Steffen James Montigny’s management with Stefan Schmidt in the cellar, while the estate’s wines continued to be made without purchased grapes or must.

Final Word

In den Zehn Morgen is most tangible through the chain from named Nahe vineyards to estate-grown fruit and a Chardonnay–Weissburgunder bottle with citrus, orchard fruit, acidity and oak. Kalk & Sandstein 2024 puts that chain in the glass.

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