Location and name
Röthla, also known as Unterhaider Röthla, is a wine-growing site in Unterhaid, a district of Oberhaid in the Main Valley at the southern foot of the Haßberge. The site marks the eastern boundary of the Franconian wine-growing region.
Slopes and soils
The vineyards lie on south-facing slopes in the Main Valley. Narrow parcels run across the slope; individual vineyard areas feature terraces and retaining walls. Keuper is named as the predominant soil material.
Grape varieties and wines
In Unterhaider Röthla, among other varieties, Silvaner, Müller-Thurgau, Kerner and Schwarzriesling are grown. In addition, Bacchus, Domina, White Burgundy, Spätburgunder, Regent and Scheurebe are documented. From the site, white wines of Silvaner, Müller-Thurgau and Kerner, red wine from Schwarzriesling, and rotling made from white and red grapes are assigned.
History and cultivation
The name Unterhaider Röthla goes back to the field name Abendröthe. Winegrowing in Unterhaid declined in the 19th and early 20th centuries and was gradually taken up again after the Second World War; in the later 20th century, commercial cultivation resumed. Several winegrowers cultivate the site today. For a vineyard, work by hand, an open and well-ventilated leaf wall, and a restrained use of plant protection measures are documented. Historically, winemaking on the premises, fermenting and storing in barrels at the farm are also evidenced, as well as the later bottling.
