Alsace grand cru Muenchberg

Alsace grand cru Muenchberg is a grand cru appellation in France, covering 17.6 ha in Nothalten. The rules allow white wine. Regional bedrock: siliciclastic sedimentary rocks. It lies 6.1 km south-west of Barr and 35 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

17.6 ha

Separate plots

2

Extent N–S × E–W

0.46 × 0.96 km

Centre

48.3595° N, 7.4093° 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

6.1 km south-west of Barr

Nearest city

35 km south-west of Strasbourg 274,845 people

To the sea

436 km

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

Terrain

Elevation

258–314 m

Mean elevation

288 m

Mean slope

11.0° (19 %)

Steepest tenth

above 16°

Faces

south

Measured over the whole outline on 17,685 elevation cells of about 3 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles).

Wines and grape rules

Bedrock

• Siliciclastic sedimentary rocks (sandstone, shale)97%

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

Communes · 1

• Nothalten

Sources

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