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Juliusspital Wine Estate

PROPRIETOR: STIFTUNG JULIUSSPITAL WÜRZBURG (Juliusspital Foundation in Würzburg)

Prince-Bishop Julius Echter von Mespelbrunn founded the non-profit and charitable foundation in 1576. Even today it still operates a hospital, as well as a foundation for the elderly, nursing and benefice accommodation and many other non-profit institutions for suffering and needy people.

The profits generated from agriculture, forestry and the wine estate serve to fulfil these social duties.

The associated foundation wine estate is the second largest Silvaner wine estate in Germany.

Director: Horst Kolesch

Cellar masters: Nicolas Frauer, Helmut Klüpfel

Vineyard masters: Lothar Flößer, Josef Schmitt, Peter Rudolff, Erhard Wendel

Annual production: approx. 1 million bottles

Average yield: 63 hl/ha

Soil: shell limestone, Keuper gypsum, coloured sandstone

Best sites: Würzburger Stein, Randersackerer Pfülben, Escherndorfer Lump, Volkacher Karthäuser, Rödelseer Küchenmeister, Iphöfer Julius-Echter-Berg

Varietal structure: 43% Silvaner, 20% Riesling, 17% Müller-Thurgau, 4% Spätburgunder, 16% other varieties; in addition to Pinot Blanc varieties, there are also specialities such as Muscatel and Traminer.

You can also discover Mariä Schutz and other excursion destinations