Alsace grand cru Rangen

Alsace grand cru Rangen is a grand cru appellation in France, covering 19.9 ha in Thann and Vieux-Thann. The rules allow white wine. Regional bedrock: unconsolidated sediments. It lies next to Thann and 17 km north-west 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

19.9 ha

Extent N–S × E–W

0.43 × 1.03 km

Centre

47.8119° N, 7.1155° 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

next to Thann

Nearest city

17 km north-west of Mulhouse 111,430 people

To the sea

400 km

Same latitude

Lake Chelan (United States)

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

Terrain

Elevation

329–464 m

Mean elevation

385 m

Mean slope

29.5° (57 %)

Steepest tenth

above 37°

Faces

south

Measured over the whole outline on 19,641 elevation cells of about 3 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles).

Wines and grape rules

Bedrock

• Unconsolidated sediments57%
• Siliciclastic sedimentary rocks (sandstone, shale)33%

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

Communes · 2

• Thann
• Vieux-Thann

Sources

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