Location and classification
The Dettelbacher Sonnenleite is a registered vineyard site in the Franconian wine-growing region, in the area of the Volkacher Mainschleife and within the Großlage Honigberg. It comprises plots in Dettelbach, Brück and Schnepfenbach, all of which belong to the municipality of Dettelbach.
Orientation and soil
Documented wines indicate that the site is completely oriented to the south. The plots have shell limestone with a slight or thin layer of loess.
Vineyard area and grape varieties
The VDP lists 29.18 hectares of the Dettelbacher Sonnenleite as a classified area of the VDP.ERSTE LAGE®. For this classified area, Müller-Thurgau is indicated. In wines bearing the name Dettelbacher Sonnenleite, Silvaner and Domina are also documented.
Documented wines and vinification
A Silvaner from the Dettelbacher Sonnenleite is documented as a dry German Prädikatswein (Kabinett). The grapes are destemmed and crushed, briefly macerated and fermented, gently pressed, clarified and fermented at 14 to 17 °C in stainless-steel tanks. A documented Domina is a dry German Qualitätswein as a red wine; for this, selected grapes are destemmed and crushed before the must ferments for more than 20 days in open wooden vats.
