Location and Classification
Sandrocken is a named wine-growing site in the district of Großsachsen of Hirschberg an der Bergstraße in Baden. As a Großsachsener Sandrocken, the site belongs to the Großlage Rittersberg in the Badische Bergstraße area of the Baden wine-growing region.
Sub-areas and History
The vineyard area lies north of Großsachsen on the slope of the Bergstraße. Planning documents distinguish the areas Vorderer, Mittlerer and Hinterer Sandrocken. Historical municipal records already show vineyard plots in the Mittlerer and Vorderer Sandrocken as early as 1856.
Grape Varieties and Wines
For the Großsachsener Sandrocken, among others Müller-Thurgau, Riesling, Chardonnay, Ruländer, Weißburgunder, Solaris, Gewürztraminer, Spätburgunder, Dornfelder and Lemberger are documented. Wines made from Chardonnay, Weißburgunder, Grauburgunder, Souvignier Gris and Spätburgunder have also been proven. These include dry Weißburgunder and Grauburgunder as Spätlese as well as dry Chardonnay and dry rosé wines. Individual wines are specified as Qualitätswein from specific wine-growing areas and as Spätlese.
