Location and classification
The Wachhügel is an officially listed vineyard site in Wiesenbronn in the Kitzingen district. It lies in the Schwanberger Land area of the Franconian quality wine region and forms part of the three vineyard sites of the municipality.
Site
Wiesenbronn is located at the foot of the Schwanberg in the hilly country of the Steigerwald. The Wachhügel is described as a north-facing site at around 260 metres above sea level. The site is assigned to the Großlage Schloßberg, whose leading municipality is Rödelsee.
Dark Keuper, also called gypsum Keuper, is given as the subsoil.
Grape varieties and wines
On plots of the Wachhügel, Spätburgunder and Bacchus are grown. Documented bottlings include dry Spätburgunder as a red wine and dry Weißer Burgunder as Spätlese. For the cultivation of the plots, environmentally sound viticulture is described.
History
Wiesenbronn acquired the area designated as Wachhügel, according to the municipality’s historical records, during territorial disputes between 1574 and 1818. Red wine cultivation began in Wiesenbronn in 1947; Portugieser and Domina were subsequently planted in larger quantities in the municipality’s vineyards.
