Location and classification
The Rosengarten is a legally listed vineyard site in the district of Schwarzenau in Schwarzach a.Main. The site belongs to the Volkacher Mainschleife area in the Franconian quality wine-growing region Franken.
Area and history
The vineyard area of the Schwarzenau Rosengarten is documented as approximately 6,000 square metres. Wine growing in Schwarzenau is already evidenced for the year 1074, when the wine tithe of Schwarzenau was transferred to the abbot of Münsterschwarzach.
Historically, the vineyards in Schwarzenau extended over around 40 hectares on the slopes of the Leitenberg and along the Roßweg. After the outbreak of phylloxera in 1902 and the First World War, these vineyards disappeared; an area of around 6,000 square metres remained.
Documented wines
Under the designation Schwarzenauer Rosengarten, a white quality wine made from Müller-Thurgau is documented in the semi-dry style. In addition, a semi-dry Müller-Thurgau Kabinett from the 2018 vintage is documented.
