Location and landscape
H o h e r H e r r g o t t is a vineyard site in the municipality of Külsheim in the Tauber valley of the Franconian winegrowing region. The vineyards are located on the upper part of a south-facing slope on the Koksberg ridge. The Hoher Herrgott summit is documented at an elevation of around 373 metres.
Geology and viticulture
The Koksberg and the Hoher Herrgott vineyard site consist of Lower Muschelkalk. In the vineyard, the local geological boundary to the underlying Bunter Sandstone and Röt clay can be seen. The soils of the Külsheim vineyard sites are described as weathered Muschelkalk and Bunter Sandstone soils.
The site comprises around 36 hectares and has been farmed again since 1951. Grown there are varieties including Müller-Thurgau and Kerner. In a documented parcel there are also 416 Dornfelder vines; the same winemaker planted 550 Weißburgunder vines in 2014, whose first harvest was reported in 2015.
Wine and history
The Külsheim vineyards belong to the Tauber valley white-wine area within the Franconian winegrowing region. The local winegrowers work on a part-time basis and are members of the Tauber Franconian Bocksbeutel winery in Wertheim-Reicholzheim. Wine from Hoher Herrgott is bottled in the Bocksbeutel bottle traditionally used for Franconia.
The name of the vineyard site is connected with a Caravaca cross located in the vineyard. The documented cross bears the date 17 March 1730 and is also known as the Külsheim Hoher Herrgott.
