Alsace grand cru Marckrain

Alsace grand cru Marckrain is a grand cru appellation in France, covering 52.8 ha in Bennwihr and Kaysersberg Vignoble. The rules allow white wine. Regional bedrock: unconsolidated sediments. It lies 7 km north of Colmar and 43 km north-west of Freiburg.

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

52.8 ha

Extent N–S × E–W

1.05 × 0.92 km

Centre

48.1392° N, 7.3191° 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

7 km north of Colmar

Nearest city

43 km north-west of Freiburg 237,460 people

To the sea

427 km

Rivers nearby

Ill (6 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

202–323 m

Mean elevation

242 m

Mean slope

7.6° (13 %)

Steepest tenth

above 15°

Faces

east

Measured over the whole outline on 52,187 elevation cells of about 3 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles).

Wines and grape rules

Bedrock

• Unconsolidated sediments63%
• Mixed sedimentary rocks23%
• Carbonate sedimentary rocks (limestone, marl, dolomite)13%

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

Communes · 2

• Bennwihr
• Kaysersberg Vignoble

Neighbours

• Alsace grand cru Mambourg

Sources

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