Alsace grand cru Sommerberg

Alsace grand cru Sommerberg is a grand cru appellation in France, covering 27.7 ha in Katzenthal and Niedermorschwihr. The rules allow white wine. Regional bedrock: acid plutonic rocks. It lies 6.5 km north-west of Colmar and 45 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

27.7 ha

Extent N–S × E–W

0.38 × 1.1 km

Centre

48.1022° N, 7.2746° 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

6.5 km north-west of Colmar

Nearest city

45 km north-west of Freiburg 237,460 people

To the sea

424 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

263–408 m

Mean elevation

336 m

Mean slope

22.8° (42 %)

Steepest tenth

above 31°

Faces

south

Measured over the whole outline on 27,388 elevation cells of about 3 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles).

Wines and grape rules

Bedrock

• Acid plutonic rocks (granite)33%
• Metamorphic rocks (schist, slate, gneiss)32%
• Carbonate sedimentary rocks (limestone, marl, dolomite)18%

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

Communes · 2

• Katzenthal
• Niedermorschwihr

Sources

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