Alsace grand cru Zinnkoepfle

Alsace grand cru Zinnkoepfle is a grand cru appellation in France, covering 70.7 ha in Soultzmatt and Westhalten. The rules allow white wine. Regional bedrock: siliciclastic sedimentary rocks. It lies 6.2 km north-east of Guebwiller and 15 km south-west of Colmar.

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

2004-04-14

Area

70.7 ha

Separate plots

3

Extent N–S × E–W

0.84 × 1.35 km

Centre

47.9609° N, 7.2499° 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

6.2 km north-east of Guebwiller

Nearest city

15 km south-west of Colmar 65,405 people

To the sea

409 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

241–430 m

Mean elevation

330 m

Mean slope

16.3° (29 %)

Steepest tenth

above 23°

Faces

south

Measured over the whole outline on 69,712 elevation cells of about 3 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles).

Wines and grape rules

Bedrock

• Siliciclastic sedimentary rocks (sandstone, shale)50%
• Carbonate sedimentary rocks (limestone, marl, dolomite)47%

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

Communes · 2

• Soultzmatt
• Westhalten

Sources

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