Alsace grand cru Kastelberg

Alsace grand cru Kastelberg is a grand cru appellation in France, covering 5.8 ha in Andlau. The rules allow white wine. Regional bedrock: acid plutonic rocks. It lies 3.1 km south-west of Barr and 32 km south-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

5.8 ha

Separate plots

2

Extent N–S × E–W

0.24 × 0.46 km

Centre

48.3887° N, 7.4181° 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

3.1 km south-west of Barr

Nearest city

32 km south-west of Strasbourg 274,845 people

To the sea

434 km

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

Terrain

Elevation

229–311 m

Mean elevation

263 m

Mean slope

21.5° (39 %)

Steepest tenth

above 30°

Faces

south

Measured over the whole outline on 5,886 elevation cells of about 3 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles).

Wines and grape rules

Bedrock

• Acid plutonic rocks (granite)52%
• Siliciclastic sedimentary rocks (sandstone, shale)48%

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

Communes · 1

• Andlau

Neighbours

• Alsace grand cru Wiebelsberg

Sources

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