Ried (single vineyard) Kalvarienberg closes the valley basin of the village Schönberg to the north. This protective effect from cool winds results in a uniqe characteristic of the pannonian influenced microclimate and therefore high temperatures during the day. At night the terraces are refreshed by cool air draining down to the river Kamp from the hills of the harsh Waldviertel region in the north of Austria. This enormous contradiction and the south facing terraces consisting of mica shist and silicate stone with a thin layer of loess-loam on top helps to develop very ripe and powerful wines.