Location and classification
Rosenkränzel is an officially listed single vineyard site in the Roschbach municipal and cadastral area in the Pfalz, in the area of the Southern Wine Route. The site belongs to the Großlage Bischofskreuz. In the 2024 wine sites register, 124.9 hectares of vineyard area and the wine site number 810116 are recorded.
Landscape and soils
The vineyard landscape around Roschbach, according to the local tourist information, lies in a basin with a mild climate and is gently hilly. A Roschbach producer describes the soils at Rosenkränzel as loess-clay soils.
Grape varieties and wine styles
Under the name Roschbacher Rosenkränzel, Riesling, Spätburgunder, Chardonnay, Grauburgunder, Sauvignon Blanc, Cabernet Dorsa, Ortega and Rieslaner are documented. The wines include dry Riesling and Spätburgunder, dry Chardonnay from the barrique, dry Grauburgunder, Sauvignon Blanc and Cabernet Dorsa, as well as a sweet Ortega Beerenauslese and a Rieslaner Auslese.
Historical and legal classification
Rosenkränzel is already listed in the European register of protected geographical indications from 1993 as a named single vineyard site within the Großlage Bischofskreuz for the Pfalz.
