Location and history
Auerstedt is a district of the municipal town of Bad Sulza in the Weimarer Land district in Thuringia. The former municipality became part of Bad Sulza on 1 January 2013. Auerstedt covers 8.48 square kilometres and was first mentioned in 1073 in the Fuldaische Tithe Register.
Viticulture area and vineyard
The Auerstedt viticulture area belongs to the protected designation Saale-Unstrut. The Tamsel vineyard lies in a small side valley on the Emsenbach on a moderately sloping south-facing hillside. The vines grow in weathered soil made of Muschelkalk.
Climate and vineyard area
The region Saale-Unstrut is characterised by a continental climate and has a mean annual temperature of around 9.6 degrees Celsius, roughly 500 millimetres of annual precipitation and approximately 1,686 hours of sunshine per year. River valleys create local warm microclimates. The officially recorded vineyard area of the Auerstedter Tamsel site as of 31 December 2024 was 14.4328 hectares.
Grape varieties and wine style
The site documents Gutedel as the traditional grape variety, as well as Kerner and Regent as red grape varieties. A dry Gutedel from Auerstedter Tamsel is described as a light, fresh Saale-Unstrut wine with mild acidity. A Castello-di-Auerstedt white wine from the site is described as delicately fruity, soft, juicy and fruit-forward.
