Location and classification
Hofgarten is an officially registered single vineyard within the municipal area and in the cadastral district of Bad Kreuznach in the Nahe wine-growing region Nahe. The single vineyard bears the official identification number 510111 and belongs to the Großlage Kronenberg.
Area and soils
In the 2024 vineyard register, Hofgarten is listed with a planted vineyard area of 7.5 hectares. A documented cultivation description characterises the site west of the Kahlenberg with stony sandy loam and loess admixtures.
Grape varieties and wine styles
In Hofgarten, Spätburgunder is cultivated. The site is documented as a place of origin for Spätburgunder red wine and Spätburgunder rosé.
Winemaking
For a documented Spätburgunder, the grapes were hand-harvested at 90 °Oe, sorted, de-stemmed and cold macerated for five days. Spontaneous fermentation took place in 500-litre barrels from a second filling; afterwards, the wine matured for 18 months and was bottled without filtration. The documented Spätburgunder rosé was hand-harvested, transported in small containers, fermented spontaneously and temperature-controlled in stainless-steel tanks, and aged on the gross lees and then on the fine lees in stainless steel.
