Alsace grand cru Hatschbourg

Alsace grand cru Hatschbourg is a grand cru appellation in France, covering 44.1 ha in Hattstatt and Vœgtlinshoffen. The rules allow white wine. Regional bedrock: mixed sedimentary rocks. It lies 9 km south-west of Colmar and 29 km north of Mulhouse.

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

44.1 ha

Separate plots

6

Extent N–S × E–W

0.88 × 1.24 km

Centre

48.0134° N, 7.2893° 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

9 km south-west of Colmar

Nearest city

29 km north of Mulhouse 111,430 people

To the sea

414 km

Same latitude

Puget Sound (United States)

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

Terrain

Elevation

218–334 m

Mean elevation

279 m

Mean slope

6.6° (12 %)

Steepest tenth

above 10°

Faces

south

Measured over the whole outline on 44,037 elevation cells of about 3 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles).

Wines and grape rules

Bedrock

• Mixed sedimentary rocks35%
• Siliciclastic sedimentary rocks (sandstone, shale)27%
• Carbonate sedimentary rocks (limestone, marl, dolomite)22%

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

Communes · 2

• Hattstatt
• Vœgtlinshoffen

Sources

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