Location and Landscape
The Mainhölle is a vineyard site on the steep Main hillside opposite Bürgstadt. The River Main lies below the vineyards, while the forest above provides local protection. Facing south-east, the site is at around 130 to 210 metres above sea level and has a slope gradient of 55 to 60 per cent.
Soil and Vine Area
The soil of this vineyard site consists of red sandstone. For the classified Bürgstadter Mainhölle, the VDP records a classified area of 7.00 hectares.
Classification and Grape Varieties
Mainhölle is a registered single vineyard site in the Franconian wine-growing region, the Churfranken sub-region. For the legally required wine-growing area designation, Bürgstadt is given as the municipality. As a grape variety, for the VDP-classified Bürgstadter Mainhölle, Pinot Noir (Spätburgunder) is listed; in addition, other red and white grape varieties are documented for the site.
History and Cultivation
The earlier steep, narrow terraces were abandoned around 1900. Their redevelopment began from 1936 onwards, and in 1937 Juliusspital Würzburg became the owner of the two Bürgstadter Mainhölle vineyards. On 5 September 2024, Juliusspital documented the harvest of sparkling wine grapes from the red sandstone terraces of the Bürgstadter Mainhölle.
