Location and history
Hergolshausen is a constituent community of the municipality of Waigolshausen in the district of Schweinfurt in Lower Franconia. The municipality lies in the Main triangle south of Schweinfurt and belongs to the wine region Franconia. Hergolshausen was first mentioned as „Herigolteshusen“ in a document from the years 750 to 802, according to the municipality’s historical account.
Mainleite vineyard site
The vineyard designation Mainleite is located within the municipality of Waigolshausen and the Hergolshausen cadastral area. It is entered as a vineyard designation in the protected designation of origin Franken, Bereich Volkacher Mainschleife. For quality and Prädikats wines with an entered geographical designation, at least 85 percent of the grapes used must come from the named geographical area.
Topography and grape varieties
A documented plot of the Hergolshäuser Mainleite is described as a south-facing hillside site with shell limestone soil. From the site, Silvaner, Spätburgunder and Zweigelt are documented. Examples include a dry Silvaner quality wine as well as a dry Spätburgunder and a dry Zweigelt.
Vinification
For a Zweigelt from the Hergolshäuser Mainleite, hand-harvesting, must fermentation and one-year ageing in Franconian oak barriques are documented. A Spätburgunder from the site was aged in wooden casks and closed with natural cork.
