Alsace grand cru Engelberg

Alsace grand cru Engelberg is a grand cru appellation in France, covering 14.6 ha in Dahlenheim and Scharrachbergheim-Irmstett. The rules allow white wine. Regional bedrock: mixed sedimentary rocks. It lies 4.8 km north of Molsheim and 19 km west of Strasbourg.

The map shows the official outline with relief, 3D terrain, slope and exposure, climate and soil.

Key facts

Type

AOC

Category

Vin de sélection de grains nobles, Vin de vendanges tardives, Vin tranquille

Protected since

1999-02-19

Area

14.6 ha

Separate plots

2

Extent N–S × E–W

0.51 × 0.69 km

Centre

48.5832° N, 7.4935° E

Grapes

Gewürztraminer, Muscat Ottonel, Muscat À Petits Grains Blancs, Muscat À Petits Grains Roses, Pinot Gris, Riesling

Max yield

66 hl/ha

Min planting density

4,500 vines/ha

INAO office

Colmar

Where it is

Nearest town

4.8 km north of Molsheim

Nearest city

19 km west of Strasbourg 274,845 people

To the sea

376 km

Same latitude

Vancouver Island (Canada)

Distances from the centre of the place. Towns: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Sea, rivers and lakes: Natural Earth.

Terrain

Elevation

231–304 m

Mean elevation

268 m

Mean slope

10.1° (18 %)

Steepest tenth

above 17°

Faces

south

Measured over the whole outline on 14,868 elevation cells of about 3 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles).

Wines and grape rules

Bedrock

• Mixed sedimentary rocks77%
• Carbonate sedimentary rocks (limestone, marl, dolomite)23%

Regional bedrock from the GLiM global lithological map (Hartmann and Moosdorf 2012), not a soil survey.

Communes · 2

• Dahlenheim
• Scharrachbergheim-Irmstett

Sources

EU register of geographical indications · INAO, Délimitation parcellaire des AOC viticoles (Licence Ouverte 2.0)