Location and classification
Rosengarten is a single vineyard site in Germany in the Kriegsheim cadastral area of the municipality of Monsheim. It belongs to the Wonnegau area and to the Großlage Domblick in Rheinhessen. The site is also documented as Monsheimer Rosengarten and Kriegsheimer Rosengarten.
Area and soils
The recorded vineyard area covers 107 hectares. Rosengarten lies at around 130 to 175 metres above sea level and is oriented to the south and south-west. As a soil type, loess-pararendzina is documented; in addition, loess with sand, gravel and clay components is described.
Vine stock
A documented 5.25-hectare cultivated area in the site is located on gravel and clay soils. Chardonnay, Spätburgunder, Riesling and Grauburgunder are grown there.
Historical and legal classification
The name of the site is already attested for the year 1750 in the form “im Rosengarten”. Rosengarten is listed in the wine-growing site directory of Rhineland-Palatinate with the status harvest 2024 as an official wine-growing site.
